Omaha Beach

Omaha Beach was one of four major Allied landing sites during the Normandy campaign of World War II. Located on the northern coast of France and directly facing the English Channel, this beach is 8 kilometers long, starting from Saint-Honorine-de-Perté in the east and Vieville-sur-Mer in the west, covering an area of more than 700,000 square meters. Meter. The scenery of Omaha Beach may not be very beautiful, but this beach has important strategic significance for the Allied forces. Because of the stalemate at that time, if the Allied forces can control this beach, then the British landing forces in the east of the beach and the United States in the west of the beach will be separated. The landing troops could successfully join forces, allowing the entire Normandy front to integrate from scattered beachheads into a large front that would suppress the Nazis. It is no exaggeration to say that Omaha Beach was the most intense beach in the Battle of Normandy, and the Allied forces also suffered huge losses on Omaha Beach, so this beach is also known as Bloody Omaha.