WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Utah
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Sword
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Omaha
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Juno
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Detailed explanation-1: -Omaha Beach. The 1st Infantry assault experienced the worst ordeal of D-Day operations. The Americans suffered 2, 400 casualties, but 34, 000 Allied troops landed by nightfall. Divided into Charlie, Dog, Easy and Fox zones.
Detailed explanation-2: -Omaha was the most heavily defended of the assault areas and casualties were higher than on any other beach. Preliminary Allied air and naval bombardments failed to knock out strong defence points along the coast and the Americans had difficulties clearing the beach obstacles.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was assaulted on June 6, 1944 (D-Day of the invasion), by units of the U.S. 29th and 1st infantry divisions, many of whose soldiers were drowned during the approach from ships offshore or were killed by defending fire from German troops placed on heights surrounding the beach.
Detailed explanation-4: -Casualties were most severe among the troops landing at either end of Omaha.