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D-Day: Omaha Beach Explore the facts and figures about the landings on Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944
D-Day: The harrowing reality at Omaha Beach
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Date June 6, 1944

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D-Day: Omaha Beach
Explore the facts and figures about the landings on Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944
Normandy Invasion: aerial reconnaissance photo of Pointe du Hoc
Normandy Invasion: Omaha Beach map
Normandy Invasion: Omaha Beach landing craft
Normandy Invasion: Omaha Beach assault routes
Normandy Invasion: U.S. troops moving inland from Omaha Beach
Normandy Invasion: final D-Day positions near Omaha Beach
Normandy Invasion: Allied map of Pointe du Hoc
Normandy Invasion: Allied bombardment of Pointe du Hoc
D-Day: The harrowing reality at Omaha Beach
Turning point of World War II: D-Day and its aftermath
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France
France
Mont-Saint-Michel
Normandy
region, France

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Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal
Omar Bradley
Omar Bradley
United States general
Kirk, Alan G.
Alan Goodrich Kirk
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