WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE D DAY INVASION
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Juno
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Sword
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Omaha
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Colorado
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Detailed explanation-1: -The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. The beaches were given the code names UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD. The invasion force included 7, 000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195, 000 naval personnel from eight allied countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
Detailed explanation-3: -Juno Beach was the Allied code name for a 10 km stretch of French coastline assaulted by Canadian soldiers on D-Day, 6 June 1944, during the Second World War.
Detailed explanation-4: -JUNO BEACH Smallest of the D-Day beaches, Juno covered two miles between Gold Beach to the west and Sword to the east. Its three sectors were designated L, M, and N. The primary sectors were Nan Red, White, and Green to the east and Mike Red and White to the west.