Utah Beach

Utah Beach was a codename for one of the five landing beaches in Operation Overlord (D-Day, or the Invasion of Normandy). Utah Beach was landed on by American Rangers, on June 6, 1944, where they breached German defenses. The battle site is located in Normandy, France.

Utah Beach Media

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  Nevada fires upon shore.

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  C-47 Skytrains with paratroops above a landing craft.

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  Map of the invasion area showing channels cleared of mines, location of vessels engaged in bombardment, and targets on shore. Utah is the westernmost landing area.

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  Utah landings, planned (center/right) and actual (left). North: lower right

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  German prisoners of war in an enclosure on Utah.

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  Gliders are delivered to the Cotentin Peninsula during Mission Elmira.

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  Members of the 101st Airborne Division in the village of St. Marcouf, June 8, 1944

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  Positions at close of D-Day. Brown color: beach.