France - Omaha Beach - D-day - 2

Omaha Beach - D-day - Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer - Colleville-sur-Mer - France - World War II - D-day - European Tourist Guide - euro-t-guide.com

During the D-day landing on the 6th of June 1944 some of the worst fighting took place on Omaha Beach. Today the beach is more quiet, but there are still a lot of things that remind visitors of the tough battle that took place here on that day in June 1944.    
 
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer - Colleville-sur-Mer

One of the German bunkers at Omaha Beach - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer. This bunker saw a lot of action during the D-day.

One of the German bunkers at Omaha Beach - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer. This bunker saw a lot of action during the D-day.
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One of the German bunkers at Omaha Beach - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer. This bunker saw a lot of action during the D-day. Today there in an American memorial at the top of it.

One of the German bunkers at Omaha Beach - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer. This bunker saw a lot of action during the D-day. Today there in an American memorial at the top of it.
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One of the German bunkers at Omaha Beach - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer. This bunker saw a lot of action during the D-day.

One of the German bunkers at Omaha Beach - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer. This bunker saw a lot of action during the D-day.
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An American memorial - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer.

An American memorial - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer.
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Some of the names on the American memorial - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer.

Some of the names on the American memorial - close to the American Normandy Cemetery & Memorial - at Colleville-sur-Mer.
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One of the many signs at Omaha Beach that tell the story of what happened here on D-day - the 6th of June 1944.

One of the many signs at Omaha Beach that tell the story of what happened here on D-day - the 6th of June 1944.
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Omaha Beach - D-day: 1 - 2
 
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Point du Hoc D-day Battleground
Omaha Beach Memorial Museum
D-day Omaha Museum
Normandy American Cemetery
 


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