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The US 4th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach. The US 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions landed on Omaha Beach. The British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and 8th Armoured Brigade landed on Gold Beach. The British 3rd Infantry Division and the 27th Armoured Brigade landed on Sword Beach. The Canadian 3rd Infantry Division landed on Juno Beach. The British 6th Airborne Division landed on the east flank, near the Orne River. The US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions landed on the west flank, at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula.

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