Omaha Beach: A Historical Look

A Detailed Account of Omaha Beach

Physical Description of Omaha Beach

WEB Omaha was bounded at either end by large rocky cliffs. The crescent-shaped beach presented a gently sloping tidal area averaging 300 m 330 yd. Omaha Beach mit den zehn Kilometern Strand zwischen der Mündung der Vire bei Vierville-sur-Mer und dem kleinen Fischerhafen von Port-en-Bessin der.

Omaha Beach and World War II

WEB Omaha Beach second beach from the west among the five landing areas of the Normandy Invasion of World War II. Omaha Beach was one of two beaches attacked by the US armed forces on D-Day 6 June 1944 Strong German defences on the bluff.

The Landing at Omaha Beach

WEB On the morning of June 6, 1944, two US Infantry divisions, the 1st and the 29th, landed at Omaha Beach, the second to the west of the five landing beaches of the Normandy Invasion of World War II.