Utah Beach
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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, during World War II. The we
US soldiers landing on Utah
Nevada fires upon shore.
C-47 Skytrains with paratroops above a landing craft.
Utah landings, planned (center/right) and actual (left). North: lower right
Omaha Beach
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Omaha Beach was one of five Allied beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
Utah Beach
…as commander of VII Corps. The coastline of Normandy was divided into seventeen sectors, with codenames using a spelling alphabet—from Able, west of Omaha, to Roger on the east flank of Sword. Utah was originally designated "Yoke" and Omaha was "X-ray", from the phonetic alphabet. The two names were changed…
Into the Jaws of Death: Troops from the U.S. 1st Infantry Division landing on Omaha, as photographed by Robert F. Sargent
One of six tank turrets reused from the VK 30.01 (H) heavy tank project mounted on a Tobruk at Widerstandsnest 68, photographed in September 1944
Widerstandsnest 65 defending the E-1 draw at Omaha Beach
USS Arkansas engaging shore batteries off Omaha