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When did the Allied beachheads at Omaha Beach and Gold Beach become connected?
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Omaha Beach
U.S. infantrymen wading from their landing craft toward Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The Allied beachheads at Omaha Beach and Gold Beach were connected following the capture of the fortified harbour at Port-en-Bessin. While the narrow gap between these two sectors was closed quickly after the initial landings, the process of securing the area and unifying the American and Anglo-Canadian landing zones culminated on June 8, 1944, when No. 47 Royal Marine Commando successfully captured Port-en-Bessin.12