The D-Day landing area on the northwest coast of France, where the Allies assaulted occupying German forces in 1944, was divided into five beach sectors code-named Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword.

Omaha Beach and the 1st Infantry Division on D-Day. ... Omaha Beach Under Fire: D-Day’s Deadliest Moment. Posted: May 19, 2025 | Last updated: May 20, 2025.

Part of D-Day's bloodiest assault at Omaha Beach barely a year out of high school, Carl Felton learned early that life and the world are fragile.

NORMANDY, France — The ghostly echoes of D-Day can still be felt – if not heard – in that special place we call “Omaha Beach.” Eighty years ago, 156,000 allied troops stormed onto Omaha ...

A WWII veteran holds a bottle of sand from Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, north-western France, on June 5, 2019, as part of D-Day commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of ...

It’s difficult to imagine the sights and sounds that swept over Normandy in the D-Day invasion 80 ... 🚔 Baltimore homicide map Opinion. Commentary. Omaha Beach was hell on D-Day, 80 years ...

Germans had the upper hand at Omaha Beach until Americans Capt. Joseph Dawson, Lt. John Spalding and Sgt. Philip Streczyk landed. These 3 ‘Angels of Omaha’ made victory on D-Day possible ...

We were told the Germans might use poison gas. Written in 2017 by Robert Louis Curl (1925-2023) My name is Robert Louis Curl. I was born on June 28, 1925, in Warrior, Alabama, and now live in ...

The Bernard Lebrec family farmhouse distillery sits between D-Day battle sites Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc. It serves reminders today of Normandy cuisine and military history.