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Cotentin
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Cotentin

peninsula, France
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    • Utah Beach on D-Day
      Utah Beach
      / Cotentin Peninsula air-assault zones

      Paratroopers from the U.S. 82nd and 101st airborne divisions were night-dropped inland on the Cotentin in order to support the amphibious assault at nearby Utah Beach. The drop zones for the 101st Division were labeled A, C, and D and were…

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      Paratroopers from the U.S. 82nd and 101st airborne divisions were night-dropped inland on the Cotentin in order to support the amphibious assault at nearby Utah Beach. The drop zones for the 101st Division were labeled A, C, and D and were…

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