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D-Day In 9 Maps: How Allies Stormed Normandy Beaches
2. Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline that was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
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An all-Black battalion stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Why did it take 80 years to honor a hero from that unit?
He was wounded in his approach to the Normandy beaches when his landing craft hit a mine, but despite his wounds the Army says he went on to save well over 100 of his fellow soldiers. Army records ...