USA HISTORY

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: -Casualties on Omaha Beach were the worst of any of the invasion beaches on D-Day, with 2, 400 casualties suffered by U.S. forces. And that includes wounded and killed as well as missing.

Detailed explanation-3: -On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied France with the Normandy landings. “Omaha” refers to an 8-kilometer (5 mi) section of the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, from east of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to west of Vierville-sur-Mer on the right bank of the Douve River estuary.

Detailed explanation-4: -Omaha is the most famous of the five beaches of 6 June 1944. The U.S. divisions involved lost some 4.700 men, who were either killed, wounded or missing. It was the highest rate of D-Day losses in any of the five landing zones. Soon the beach was dubbed ‘Bloody Omaha’.