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Utah Beach, the westernmost beach of the five landing areas of the Normandy Invasion of World War II. It was assaulted on June 6, 1944 (D-Day of the invasion), by elements of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and was taken with relatively few casualties.
Utah, commonly known as Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), during World War II.
Jun 6, 2014 · Get the facts on the five D‑Day beaches—code‑named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword—that the Allies invaded.
Explore the facts and figures about the landings on Utah Beach during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. Allied Forces involved in the landings on Utah Beach were the U.S. 4th Infantry Division, 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. German Forces involved in the defense of Utah Beach were the 709th, 243rd, 91st Infantry Divisions. The landings ...
6 days ago · While there’s a lot to see in and around Normandy’s Utah Beach, don’t forget about the actual beach itself. Normandy’s D-Day landing beaches are blissfully undeveloped and you can roam around as you please. These beaches are wide and empty and make it easy to image the events of 1944.
Jun 5, 2024 · Utah Beach was the westernmost of the five beaches attacked in the D-Day Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 and the one taken with the fewest casualties.
D-Day and Battle of Normandy museums. The Utah Beach Landing Museum was built at a locality named La Grande Dune over the remains of the German W5 strongpoint that the US soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division stormed on June 6, 1944, landing on the beach codenamed “Utah”.
