The D-Day landing area on the northwest coast of France, where the Allies assaulted occupying German forces in 1944, was divided into five beach sectors code-named Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword.

This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline that was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. American troops attacked Utah and Omaha beaches.

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

British veterans give their account of the D-Day landings on Sword Beach; the first step towards defeating Nazi Germany. They recall the huge naval bombardment that preceded the landing, and ...

"Ouistreham, Normandy - 'Sword' beach and battlefield on D-Day, 1944. Lest we forget" by TeaMeister is licensed under CC BY 2.0. “So much of the progress that would define the 20th century, on both ...

From here, it is a short drive to the western end of the D-Day landings on Utah Beach and its substantial museum overlooking the sea (entry £7.70). See more at airborne-museum.org , utah-beach.com ...

D-Day veteran weeps as he returns to Sword Beach Four veterans, Donald Jones, John Life, Jack Mortimer and Peter Newton, aged between 99 and 100, walked on Sword Beach again.

Family of D-Day veteran travel to Sword Beach. 5 June 2024. Share Save. ... Bert James from Stoke-on-Trent was an Able Seaman Gunner who took soldiers to Sword Beach on 6 June 1944.

A D-Day veteran wept on the Normandy beach where he landed 80 years ago, after local people shook his hand and thanked him. All of them stormed the beach after landing on June 6 1944. Local people ...