Utah Beach

The American plan was that following the air and naval bombardment, the 8th Regiment would land first followed by Duplex Drive (DD) tanks. Utah was divided into a northern beach 'Tare' and a southern beach 'Uncle'. When Brigadier General Theodore …

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The American plan was that following the air and naval bombardment, the 8th Regiment would land first followed by Duplex Drive (DD) tanks. Utah was divided into a northern beach 'Tare' and a southern beach 'Uncle'. When Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. landed with the first wave of infantry, he realized that it was the 'wrong' beach. The landing crafts had drifted south however, to a section of the beach that was far less heavily defended; some credit him with saying "We'll start the War right here". Had the US forces landed at their intended location, they would have had to fight through a powerful defensive position. One battalion after another came ashore with little loss of life. By the end of 6 June, the Division had achieved most of its objectives, in part because of the initiative of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt.

Utah Beach, France

Utah, commonly known as Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), during World War II. The westernmost of the five code-named landing beaches in Normandy, Utah is on the Cotentin Peninsula, west of the mouths of the Douve and Vire rivers. Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken by United States Army troops, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the United States Navy and Coast Guard as well as elements from the British, Dutch and other Allied navies.

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