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    Omaha Beach was one of five beach landing sectors of the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War. On June 6, 1944...
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  • an Omaha Beach Normandie, 6. Juni 1944 , in 2000 and translated into English as WN 62: A German Soldier's Memories of the Defence of Omaha Beach, Normandy...
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  • Omaha Beach (foaled April 24, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the morning-line favorite for the 2019 Kentucky Derby after winning...
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    Channel from southern England and placed in position off Omaha Beach (Mulberry "A") and Gold Beach (Mulberry "B"), along with old ships to be sunk as breakwaters...
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    Carentan on the western flank. The Americans, assigned to land at Utah Beach and Omaha Beach, were to attempt to capture Carentan and Saint-Lô the first day...
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    Ōmaha is a small beach town on Ōmaha Bay in the Auckland Region, in the north of New Zealand. It is located 74.7 km north of central Auckland. It is on...
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  • budget, almost entirely on location in England and Ireland. The opening Omaha Beach battle was the most demanding scene, costing $12 million to film over...
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    DD tank (section Omaha Beach)
    Site. "The First Hours of D-Day on Omaha Beach" Archived 13 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Excerpted from Omaha Beachhead (6–13 June 1944) American...
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    published in 1893. He has recently written an autobiography, Project Omaha Beach: The Life and Military Service of a Penobscot Indian Elder that details...
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    He is most famous for the leadership of his men in World War II on Omaha Beach during the Normandy landings, June 6, 1944, where he served as commander...
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  • of the earliest waves of troops landing on the American invasion beach, Omaha Beach. Capa stated that while under fire, he took 106 pictures, all but...
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    artillery that could slow down nearby beach attacks. Pointe du Hoc lies 6.5 km (4.0 miles) west of the center of Omaha Beach. As part of the Atlantic Wall fortifications...
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    Rangers, the 1st Infantry Division, and the 29th Infantry Division at Omaha Beach. They suffered extremely heavy casualties but were able to complete their...
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  • German machine gunner on Omaha Beach that day, wrote in his book WN62: A German Soldier's Memories of the Defence of Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 6, 1944...
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    Vietnam War. He is best known for his role in the D-Day landings on Omaha Beach, as a company commander in the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion, for which...
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    times, most dramatically as the only civilian photographer landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He documented the course of World War II in London, North Africa...
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    vehicle, personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-crewed USS Samuel Chase at Omaha Beach during the Normandy landings in World War II. The photograph was taken...
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    during World War II. Deployed on the Western Front, the division defended Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. In late 1944, the division was reassembled as...
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    subsequent Battle of Normandy. He is known for rallying demoralized troops on Omaha Beach on D-Day, by engaging in combat beside them and personally leading their...
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  • Omaha Beach is a board wargame published by Rand Game Associates (RGA) in 1974 that simulates the American landings on Omaha Beach as part of the D-Day...
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  • Yesterday. In 2019, Tom played Staff Sgt. Kuhn in the film D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach. "About the Actors: David Tom". Soap Central. Archived from the original...
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    Zaloga in his book The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day provides an unsourced account that Kyoungjong was in Manchuria...
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    troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division landing on Omaha Beach from a U.S. Coast Guard landing craft (from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned...
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  • The Asylum is an American independent film company and distributor that focuses on producing low-budget, direct-to-video films. The company has produced...
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  • under the direction of legendary Hollywood film director John Ford on Omaha Beach and environs during the Normandy landings and Battle of Normandy in summer...
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  • Look up Omaha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Omaha is the largest city in Nebraska, United States. Omaha may also refer to: Omaha Beach, the Allied...
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    three corps directed at the two American invasion targets, Utah Beach and Omaha Beach. During July he inspected the modifications made by Curtis G. Culin...
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    The raid was undertaken in September 1942 on part of what later became Omaha Beach by No. 62 Commando, also known as the Small Scale Raiding Force. Prior...
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  • to the following communes in France: Vierville-sur-Mer, location of Omaha Beach, a 1944 D-Day landing spot, in Normandy Vierville, Manche, also in Normandy...
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    designated Bombardment Force Flagship for Omaha Beach, in the Western Taskforce. Her firing area of Omaha was the western half, supporting the U.S. 29th...
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