Jun 6, 2009 – France, Omaha beach
Posted On: June 6, 2009
Posted In: Calvados, France, Normandy landings, Omaha beach, Second World War
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Posted In: Calvados, France, Normandy landings, Omaha beach, Second World War
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France, Calvados, Omaha beach, one of the beaches of the Normandy landings during the WWII — Bertrand Rieger, hemis.fr, Getty Images
- On this day in 1944, Allied Forces stormed the beaches at Normandy.
It was a terrible battle - Every war makes an indelible impression on the people involved, and World War II is no exception.
Watch and learn more - Over 2,000 Americans died here on this day in 1944.
Learn how and why - It’s hard to look at this beautiful beach today and imagine the violence of the D-Day invasion.
See where it all happened
