Private Normandy Tour DDay US & British Strategic Overview

r came to be called, which was the first British objective to be captured on D-Day. Major John Howard's six platoons from D Company the 'Ox and Bucks' Light Infantry supported by Royal Engineer detachments captured the bridges after a 15- minute short skirmish. Total surprise was achieved.

pied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village just east of the British beach Gold, to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, and just west of the British beach Sword.

r use by the British and Canadian invasion forces. The harbour was decommissioned six months after D-Day as Allied forces were able to use the recently captured port of Antwerp to offload troops and supplies.

First Army, under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley. The assault sectors at Omaha were code-named (from west to east) Charlie, Dog (consisting of Green, White, and Red sections), Easy (Green and Red sections), and Fox (Green and Red sections).

It reunites the graves of 9,388 soldiers fallen in combat.

each, the Overlord Museum boasts a unique collection of over 10,000 exhibits, including 35 vehicles, tanks and guns. Come and discover its life-size display, retracing the major phases of the Normandy Landings.