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How many DD tanks launched for the 116th Regiment reached Omaha Beach?

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D-Day: Omaha Beach — Omaha Beach U.S. infantrymen wading from their landing craft toward Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Of the 29 DD (Duplex Drive) tanks launched to support the 116th Regiment at Omaha Beach, only 2 reached the shore. The remaining tanks sank in the choppy waters of the English Channel due to the difficult sea conditions.1