How many exits led inland from 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.

There were five exits that led inland from the sand and shingle of Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion of World War II.1

These exits consisted of the following:
* One paved road in a ravine, which served as the best exit and led to the village of Vierville-sur-Mer.1
* Two dirt roads leading to the villages of Colleville-sur-Mer and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.1
* Two dirt paths.1