The landings · Preparations
The Ascain commando at Saint-Laurent
Yves Cordelle brings together scattered evidence about a reported Allied commando action at Saint-Laurent during the night of 5–6 June 1944.
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186 documents for “Vierville”.
The landings · The crossing and the landings
The current carried small landing craft eastwards
This account explains how rough water and coastal currents affected the small assault craft, often carrying them east of their intended landing sectors.
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The De Loÿs family’s recollections of 6 June at Gruchy
The De Loÿs family’s account describes D-Day at the château de Gruchy, where family rooms shared the building with a German company headquarters.
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Lieutenant Shea’s interviews: Company C/116
Interviews conducted by Lieutenant Shea after the battle record Company C/116’s planned boat organisation, special assault sections and movement towards its objectives.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
The 116th RCT command group
An operational account follows the 116th Regimental Combat Team’s command group from USS Charles Carroll into LCVP 71 and towards Dog White on 6 June.
Read the document →Maps & archives · Maps and aerial views
Aerial photographs of Omaha Beach on 10 August 1944
Twelve low-altitude aerial photographs dated 10 August 1944 show Omaha Beach, with detailed views of buildings, vehicles, ships and beachhead installations.
Read the document →Witness accounts · German servicemen
Lieutenant Heinze’s account
Hans Heinze describes D-Day from the perspective of a young German officer serving with the 916th Infantry Regiment near Formigny and Omaha Beach.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
General Cota and Colonel Canham
The landing of General Norman Cota, Colonel Canham and the 116th Infantry command group is described through LCVP 71’s approach to Dog White under fire.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
Parker’s 5th Ranger platoon heads towards Pointe du Hoc via L’Ormel
The account follows Parker’s platoon of the 5th Rangers as it leaves the beach and heads towards Pointe du Hoc, passing near L’Ormel around 09:00.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
Lieutenant Williams and Sergeant Price of Company B/116
The movements of Lieutenant Williams and a small Company B/116 group are traced from eastern Dog White towards the defences above the Saint-Laurent exit.
Read the document →Places · Saint-Laurent and Le Ruquet
The landings and fighting at Les Moulins: Dog Red and Easy Green
A dossier on the landings at Les Moulins examines Dog Red and Easy Green, the WN 66 and WN 68 defences and the failure of preliminary bombardment.
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Captain MacGrath's account from the 116th Regiment's communications group
Captain MacGrath recalls landing with the 116th Regiment's communications group, displaced from the intended beach and faced with congestion and a rising tide.
Read the document →After D-Day · The harbour and supplies
The artificial harbour at Omaha Beach
Plans, photographs and commentary introduce Omaha's artificial harbour, from the Mulberry A project to the post-storm operation of the protected beachhead.
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Michel Hardelay's recollections of the beach and harbour
Michel Hardelay recalls evenings near Omaha Beach, antiaircraft procedures, barrage balloons and the daily hazards surrounding the developing harbour.
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Shore operations of the Engineer Special Brigades and 11th Port
Photographs document the shore operations of the Engineer Special Brigades and 11th Port, from direct unloading and causeways to beach access and cargo handling.
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Michel Hardelay's recollections (9): Vacqueville on 8 June
Michel Hardelay recalls travelling towards Vacqueville on the afternoon of 8 June, searching for a borrowed bicycle and observing the consequences of the fighting.
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Transport anchorages and the approach to the beach
The offshore anchorages, weather conditions and route towards Omaha Beach are described through transport arrangements, landing-craft movements and contemporary illustrations.
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The air bombardment on 6 June
The morning air attack is examined through its targets, cloud conditions and the decision to delay bomb release to protect the approaching assault craft.
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A detailed account of Company A/116’s landing
Extracts from S. L. A. Marshall’s Battle at Best recount the landing of Company A/116 and its devastating consequences for men from Bedford, Virginia.
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Lieutenant Nance’s account
Lieutenant Nance describes landing with Company B’s command boat while accompanying men of Company A/116, and his shock at the losses on the beach.
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