Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944
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How it came to be
On 6 June 1944 Allied forces landed along about 80 km of the Normandy coast. This was Operation Neptune, the first phase of Operation Overlord. Eisenhower was supreme commander, Montgomery led the land forces, and 17 Allied nations took part. The landings involved some 156,000 soldiers.
The beaches were code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. American troops landed on Utah and Omaha, British troops on Gold and Sword and Canadians on Juno. Omaha was the costliest, with about 2,000 casualties. Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead.
Off Arromanches the Allies built Mulberry B, an artificial harbour that kept supplies coming ashore. In 2026 the five beaches and Pointe du Hoc were inscribed as the Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944.
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