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  2. Omaha Beach - Wikipedia

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    The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial overlooking Omaha Beach. Today at Omaha jagged remains of the harbor can be seen at low tide. The shingle bank is no longer there, cleared by engineers in the days following D-Day to facilitate the landing of supplies.

  3. Gold Beach - Wikipedia

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    Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. Gold, the central of the five areas, was located between Port-en-Bessin on the west and the Lieu-dit La Rivière in Ver-sur-Mer on the east.

  4. Normandy landings - Wikipedia

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    The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied ... The beach was heavily mined and peppered ...

  5. 80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted ... - AOL

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    The Allied invasion of Normandy was a major turning point in World War II. This is how it happened. 80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted course: Here's how D-Day unfolded

  6. As the world loses the last links to D-Day, vets recount the ...

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    Around 200 veterans attended this year’s D-Day event in Normandy, the youngest in their 90s and some over 100. ... craft ferried troops to Omaha Beach, its hull soon soaked with the bloodied ...

  7. Sword Beach - Wikipedia

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    Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord. The Allied invasion of German-occupied France commenced on 6 June 1944.