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How many vehicles landed at Utah Beach on D-Day?
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Utah Beach
Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division wade ashore at Victor sector, Utah Beach, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Amphibious tanks are lined up at the water's edge.
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, a total of 1,700 motorized vehicles landed at Utah Beach.1
While the overall Normandy Invasion involved a massive deployment of thousands of landing craft, naval vessels, and land vehicles across all five landing beaches, the specific figure of 1,700 motorized vehicles is recorded for the Utah Beach sector. These landings were part of a successful operation that also saw 20,000 troops come ashore at that location with fewer than 300 casualties.12