Utah Beach

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Utah Beach was one of the five landing sites during the Allied D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France. Primarily assaulted by American forces, it saw lighter resistance compared to other beaches. Capturing Utah Beach was critical to securing the Allied foothold in France and advancing inland.

Maisy Battery – Widerstandsnest 83, Grandcamp-Maisy, Normandy – France

Battery Maisy or Widerstandsnest 83 was a coastal fortification on the Atlantic Wall near the French town of …

Posted August 13, 2014 (updated February 15, 2025) by Patrick

D-day: Omaha Beach Landing – Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

On 6 june 1944 the first wave of soldiers had to wade through this water for many yards …

Posted February 23, 2012 (updated May 13, 2025) by Pascal

Pointe du Hoc, US 2nd Ranger Memorial – Normandy, France

Situated between the Utah and Omaha Beach, a strongpoint built by Organisation Todt, with an artillery battery of …

Posted February 21, 2012 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal