Utah Beach was one of the two American landing zones on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Situated on the Cotentin Peninsula, it was the westernmost beach of the five Normandy landings. Despite the challenges ...

The Normandy landings, also known as D-Day ... was the biggest seaborne invasion in all of history. The five beaches - mission-named from east to west as Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah ...

Omaha beach is located about 40 minutes by car from Caen in Normandy. 34,000 American soldiers landed there on D Day during the Second World War. But I want to take you beyond the history books ...

Mr Newton's tank crew was in action for just a few minutes after landing in Normandy. The tank was among several not to make it off the beach when it sank in a water-filled shell hole, but all the ...

The invasion date was initially set for 5 June. But the army's Chief Meteorologist, Group Captain James Stagg spotted a ...

A South Tyneside man has shared the story of how he got his name - and how it originated on the beaches of Normandy. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can get ...

Furthermore, the area's significant tidal range, approximately 24 feet, and its beach characteristics closely resembled the conditions anticipated on the Normandy landing beaches. Roy Taylor, a local ...

For more information about the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy Tourism website. Normandy American D-Day Beaches Full Day Tour from Bayeux (1609 reviews) D-Day Beaches ...