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What were the code names of the assault sectors at Omaha Beach?
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Omaha Beach
U.S. infantrymen wading from their landing craft toward Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The assault sectors at Omaha Beach were code-named as follows, listed from west to east:
- Charlie
- Dog (consisting of Green, White, and Red sections)
- Easy (consisting of Green and Red sections)
- Fox (consisting of Green and Red sections)
These sectors were part of the Omaha Beach invasion area assigned to the U.S. First Army during the Normandy Invasion of World War II.12