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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.
Utah Beach was the westernmost of the five landing areas during the Normandy Invasion of World War II. It was located on the eastern shore at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula in northern France, situated northwest of the Carentan estuary.1
The beach was a late addition to the invasion plan, specifically included by General Dwight D. Eisenhower to facilitate the early capture of the port of Cherbourg, which was located at the northern tip of the peninsula. The landing area itself consisted of approximately 5 km (3 miles) of sandy, duned coastline.1