Utah Beach

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Utah Beach was one of the five main Allied landing sites in Normandy during the D-Day invasion of World War II, located on the Cotentin Peninsula and primarily assaulted by American forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf D-Day landing beach
World War II battlefield
geographic location
armyGroup First United States Army
associatedAirborneOperation U.S. 101st Airborne Division drops
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division drops
associatedOperation U.S. VII Corps landing
battleTheater Western Front (World War II)
linked to: Western Front
casualtiesOnD-Day relatively low compared to Omaha Beach
coast English Channel
codename Utah
commemorates American forces in Normandy landings
conflict World War II
countryDuringWWII German-occupied France
currentUse memorial site
tourist destination
dateOfLanding 1944-06-06
defendedBy German 709th Static Infantry Division
German coastal artillery units
feature flooded lowlands behind the beach
sand dunes
hasMuseum Utah Beach Museum
higherCommand VII Corps
languageOfToponym English
locatedIn France
Normandy
locatedOn Cotentin Peninsula
memorialType war memorials
namedAfter U.S. state of Utah
linked to: Utah
navalSupportCommander Alan G. Kirk
nearbyTown Carentan
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
neighboringLandingBeach Omaha Beach
notableUnit 101st Airborne Division (United States)
4th Infantry Division (United States)
82nd Airborne Division (United States)
90th Infantry Division (United States)
oneOf five main Allied landing beaches in Normandy
opposingForce Nazi Germany
overallAlliedCommander Dwight D. Eisenhower
partOf Allied invasion of Normandy
linked to: Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord
primaryAttackingForce United States
United States Army
region Manche department
result Allied victory
sectorCommander Raymond O. Barton
strategicObjective facilitate capture of Cherbourg
secure western flank of Normandy landings

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Gold Beach sisterBeaches Utah Beach
Operation Neptune appliesToPart Utah Beach landings
linked to: Utah Beach
Gold sisterBeach Utah Beach
Sword Beach sisterBeach Utah Beach
Omaha Beach adjacentTo Utah Beach
Normandy landingBeaches Utah Beach
Courseulles-sur-Mer partOf D-Day landing beaches
linked to: Utah Beach
Sainte-Mère-Église locatedNear Utah Beach
Operation Overlord involvedLandingBeach Utah Beach
subject linked to: Overlord
Utah Beach Museum locatedOn Utah Beach
Utah Beach Museum dedicatedTo Utah Beach landings
linked to: Utah Beach
Utah Beach Museum near Utah Beach landing zone
linked to: Utah Beach
Cotentin Peninsula WWIIEvent Utah Beach landings
linked to: Utah Beach
VII Corps landingArea Utah Beach
VII Corps associatedBeachhead Utah Beach
German 709th Static Infantry Division defensiveSector Utah Beach area
linked to: Utah Beach
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont locatedNear Utah Beach
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont frontlineArea Utah Beach sector
linked to: Utah Beach
4th Infantry Division (United States) notableEngagement Utah Beach landing
linked to: Utah Beach
Pointe du Hoc near Utah Beach
Angoville-au-Plain locatedNear Utah Beach
Saint-Côme-du-Mont locatedNear Utah Beach
D-Day landing area hasPart Utah Beach
Battle of Carentan relatedEvent Utah Beach landing
linked to: Utah Beach
Monument to the 4th Infantry Division invasionSector Utah Beach sector
linked to: Utah Beach
Monument to the 4th Infantry Division hasSubject D-Day operations at Utah Beach
linked to: Utah Beach