Omaha Beach is a codename for a beach that became one of the five sectors for the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings. The beach, especially Charlie and Dog Company sectors, appears in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and Medal of Honor: Frontline, respectively.
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| - Omaha Beach is a codename for a beach that became one of the five sectors for the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings. The beach, especially Charlie and Dog Company sectors, appears in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and Medal of Honor: Frontline, respectively.
- Omaha Beach is a map featured in Battlefield 1942, and is based upon one section of the Normandy landings, which were in turn part of Operation Overlord. Historically, Omaha Beach was one of the most famous of the beaches due to the extremely heavy defenses, failed plans, and the subsequent lack of armored support (due to the failed landings of the armor) for the landing infantry; in spite of overwhelming odds, however, the landing units managed to drive the German defenders away from the coast, and linked up two of the other landing zones; Utah and Gold beaches.
- Omaha Beach is the codename for an area of the Normandy Beach for Operation Overlord landing that took place on June the 6th, 1944; known as D-day or Day of Days. It took place during the later stages of World War Two. It acted as a major turning point that was key in regaining control of France and eventually winning the war.
- The Omaha Beach Landing was the first mission of the American Campaign of Company of Heroes.
- Omaha, commonly known as Omaha Beach was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II. Omaha is located on the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, and is 5 miles (8 km) long, from east of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to west of Vierville-sur-Mer on the right bank of the Douve River estuary. Landings here were necessary in order to link up the British landings to the east at Gold with the American landing to the west at Utah, thus providing a continuous lodgement on the Normandy coast of the Bay of the Seine. Taking Omaha was to be the responsibility of United States Army troops, with sea transport and naval artillery support provided by the U.S. Navy and elements of t
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| - Lt. Briggs, Private Delancey, unknown amount of infantry
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| - Omar Bradley
- Clarence R. Huebner
- Dietrich Kraiss
- Norman Cota
- Ernst Goth
- George A. Taylor
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| - Into the Jaws of Death: Troops from the First Division landing on Omaha – photograph by Robert F. Sargent
- "The Day of Days"
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- Captain John H. Miller of Charlie Company, other captains and some generals.
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- US Victory
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| - About 50,000 Rangers, 100 beach masters, 10,000 soldiers of the 29th infantry, 20-30 Sherman tanks.
- About 38,000 Wehrmacht Soldiers, 2200 machine guns.
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