Omaha Beach
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omaha-beach-164-6586224
title:
Omaha Beach
text:
Omaha Beach was one of five beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War. On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied France with the Normandy landings. "Omaha" refers to an 8-kilometer (5 mi) section of the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, from east of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to west of Vierville-sur-Mer on the right bank of the Douve river estuary. Landings here were necessary to link the British la
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description:
WWII amphibious landing zone in France
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach
date created:
2001-06-26T15:29:57Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T21:28:57Z
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