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Utah Beach

Battle location: Pouppeville, La Madeleine
Country affected: France
Battle duration: June 6 1944
  • Battle outcome: Allied Victory

    Total Allied casualties

    • Total: ± 3.396

    Total Axis casualties

    • Total: Not known

    Please keep in mind that 100% accurate figures about the number of casualties cannot be given with complete certainty.

    "If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone."
    General Dwight D. Eisenhower

    History and facts about Utah Beach

    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.

    Utah Beach was added to the initial invasion plan, almost as an afterthought. The allies needed a major port as soon as possible, and Utah Beach would put the U.S. VII Corps within 60 kilometers of Cherbourg at the outset. The major obstacles in this sector were not so much the beach defenses, but the flooded and rough terrain that blocked the way north.

    • Insignia of the defeated forces