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It took nine hours for the Allied Forces to finally take Omaha Beach from the Germans. Thousands died to accomplish this too.
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Omaha Beach was the Allied codename for one of the principal landing points during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The beach is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long, from Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to Vierville-sur-Mer. The untested 29th Infantry Division, joined by 8 companies of Rangers redirected from Pointe du Hoc, were to land on the west side of the beach. The 1st Infantry Division was given the eastern approach. This was their third amphibious assault of the war, after Africa and Sicily. The principal objective of the Omaha Beach landing was to secure the line between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire River, before pushing south towards Saint-L�. Omaha and Utah North Africa landings: Green Beach at Kabash, Blue & Yellow beach at Fedela(to attack Casablanca) Gela & Licata at Sicily Salerno beach Anzio Beach Southern France Then there are the Pacific islands. == ==
Western European Theater
The Mediterranean Area was closely associated with the Invasion of Sicily.