Omaha Beach

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Omaha Beach was one of the primary American landing sites in Normandy during the D-Day invasion of World War II, known for its intense combat and heavy casualties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf D-Day landing site
World War II battlefield
beach
adjacentTo English Channel
Gold Beach
Utah Beach
associatedConflict World War II
associatedWith Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
codeName Omaha
commemoratedOn D-Day anniversaries
country France
currentUse tourist site
war memorial site
dateOfEvent 1944-06-06
defendedBy German 352nd Infantry Division
event D-Day
surface form: D-Day landings
hasMemorial Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
hasTerrainFeature bluffs
sand dunes
tidal flats
languageOfToponym English
length approximately 5 miles
approximately 8 kilometers
locatedIn France
Normandy
militaryOperationType amphibious landing
near Colleville-sur-Mer
Pointe du Hoc
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Vierville-sur-Mer
notableFor cliff-backed terrain
heavy American casualties
intense German resistance
strong coastal fortifications
opposedBy Wehrmacht
surface form: German Wehrmacht

Nazi Germany
partOf Battle of Normandy
surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy

D-Day
surface form: Normandy landings

Operation Overlord
Western Front
surface form: Western Front of World War II
resultOfBattle Allied victory
strategicObjective link with British and Canadian beaches
secure a beachhead in Normandy
theaterOfWar European theatre of World War II
surface form: European Theater of World War II
usedBy United States 1st Infantry Division
United States 29th Infantry Division
United States Army
United States Army Rangers

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Gold Beach sisterBeaches Omaha Beach
Operation Neptune appliesToPart Omaha Beach
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach landings
Gold sisterBeach Omaha Beach
Sword Beach sisterBeach Omaha Beach
Utah Beach neighboringLandingBeach Omaha Beach
Normandy landingBeaches Omaha Beach
Overlord involvedLandingBeach Omaha Beach
subject surface form: Operation Overlord
Calvados department contains Omaha Beach
Vierville-sur-Mer locatedOn Omaha Beach
Vierville-sur-Mer D-DaySector Omaha Beach
Vierville-sur-Mer hasMemorial Omaha Beach
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach monuments
Colleville-sur-Mer locatedNear Omaha Beach
Colleville-sur-Mer hasSite Omaha Beach
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach sector of the Normandy landings
Colleville-sur-Mer hasViewOf Omaha Beach
Bayeux locatedNear Omaha Beach
Calvados contains Omaha Beach
United States 29th Infantry Division notableEngagement Omaha Beach
subject surface form: 29th Infantry Division
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach landing
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer historicallySignificantFor Omaha Beach
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach landings
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer locatedOn Omaha Beach
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer beachSectorName Omaha Beach
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach (Saint-Laurent sector)
Pointe du Hoc near Omaha Beach
D-Day landing area hasPart Omaha Beach
Battle of Carentan relatedEvent Omaha Beach
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach landing
29th Infantry Division (United States) landingSector Omaha Beach
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach Dog Green sector
Garden of the Missing near Omaha Beach
bronze statue "The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" locatedNear Omaha Beach
subject surface form: The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves
bronze statue "The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" associatedWithPlace Omaha Beach
subject surface form: The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach sector of the Normandy landings
D514 road passesNear Omaha Beach
Bessin contains Omaha Beach
this entity surface form: Omaha Beach area