Utah Beach, Normandy, France
We left St. Mère Église
and continued our D-Day Beach tour, heading east along the Normandy Coast.
There were five beaches on D-Day. The American beaches were Utah
and Omaha on the western flank. The Canadians had Juno and were flanked
on both sides by the British at Gold and Sword. Our next stop was
actually the western most beach, Utah, about 8 miles from St. Mère
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The beaches are very wide,
perhaps one hundred yards. There is a small knoll that runs the length
of the beach. Above right, the photo shows the remains of a German
defensive position, and some of the same barbed wire can be seen in the
photo below. American forces pinned on the beach, huddled at
the base of the knoll until finally going over the top.
