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 | 1944-06-06 | Sword Beach | Stretching 8 km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer it was the farthest east of the landing points, around 15 km from Caen. Initial landings were achieved with low casualties, but British troops ran into heavily defended areas behind the beachhead. | Read about 'Sword Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sword Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Juno Beach | Situated between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. It is also known as the Canadian beach, as it was assigned to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Juno Beach stretched from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer on the east to Courseulles-sur-Mer on the west. | Read about 'Juno Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Juno Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Gold Beach | The beach was assaulted by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division (which included the Devonshire, Hampshire, Dorsetshire and East Yorkshire regiments) between Le Hamel and Ver sur Mer. | Read about 'Gold Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Gold Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Omaha Beach | Very little went as planned during the landing at Omaha Beach. Difficulties in navigation caused the majority of landing craft to miss their targets. The defenses were unexpectedly strong, and inflicted heavy casualties on landing US troops. | Read about 'Omaha Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Omaha Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Pointe du Hoc | Three companies of Rangers landed by sea at the foot of the cliffs, scaled them using ropes, ladders and grapples under enemy fire, to engage the enemy at the top of the cliff. | Read about 'Pointe du Hoc' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Pointe du Hoc' | |
| 1944-06-06 | Utah Beach | Utah Beach, about 5 km long, was the westernmost of the five landing beaches, located between Pouppeville and the village of La Madeleine, which became the right flank anchor of the Allied offensive along the western bank of the Douve river estuary. | Read about 'Utah Beach' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Utah Beach' | |
| 1944-06-06 | 1944-08-06 | Caen | A combination of the Orne River and Caen Canal, a road hub and open surrounds made Caen a vital Allied objective and German defensive point. It was an objective for the British 3rd Infantry on D-Day and was a focal point untill it fell in August. | Read about 'Caen' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Caen' |
| 1944-06-06 | 1944-06-30 | Battle of Cherbourg | US 4th, 9th and 79th infantry divisions advance along the Cotentin peninsula and eventually take the strategically vital port. German defenders wrecked and mined the port so thoroughly that it was not used until mid August. | Read about 'Battle of Cherbourg' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Cherbourg' |
| 1944-06-04 | Rome falls | Missing an opportunity to cut off and destroy a large part of the German 10th Army retreating from the Gustav Line, allied forces move along the coast to Rome. The first Axis capital to fall is captured after the German army declare it an 'open city'. | Read about 'Rome falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rome falls' | |
| 1944-05-27 | 1944-06-22 | Biak | In a departure from previous defensive tactics, Japanese troops executed their first major tactical ambush. The change resulted in much higher allied casualties and a much longer campaign. | Read about 'Biak' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Biak' |
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