Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe

Omaha Beach

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, August 16, 2012

1. Omaha Beach Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Les forces Alliées
débarquent sur cette
plage qu’elle nomment
Omaha Beach et libérent
l’Europe — 6 juin 1944

The Allied forces
landing on this
shore which they call
Omaha Beach liberate
Europe — June 6th 1944

East side:
1st US Infantry Division
—No mission too difficult
—No sacrifice too great · Duty first
Forced Omaha Beach at dawn 6 June

West side:
Erected in
memory of
those
—
The 116th RCT 29th
Infantry Division
AUS landed here
June 6, 1944

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1875.

Location. 49° 22.242′ N, 0° 52.783′ W. Marker is in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. It can be reached from the intersection of Avenue de la Libération (Route D517) and Rue Bernard Anquetil. Marker is on the beach close to where these coastal roads meet. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandie 14710, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Les Braves - To Those Brave Men (within shouting distance of this marker); Remember Omaha (within shouting distance of this marker); Omaha Beach, haut lieu du Débarquement du 6 juin 1944 (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Aquatint (within shouting distance of this marker); Omaha la Sanglante - Bloody Omaha (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Le sacrifice des soldats américains sur la plage de Vierville (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); 29th Infantry Division at Vierville-sur-Mer (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); National Guard of the United States Memorial (approx. 1.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.

Regarding Omaha Beach. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, Allied forces crossed the English Channel in 5,000 ships toward the coast of occupied France. This was the largest amphibious assault in the history of warfare. Troops were landed at five Normandy beaches with code names Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.

It was at Omaha Beach that the most intense fighting took place. The U.S Army’s 1st and 29th Divisions, with supporting units of Rangers and Engineers, faced an array of German pillboxes and beach obstacles that kept them pinned down for hours and earned for this beach the nickname Bloody Omaha. The

The Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, August 16, 2012

2. The Monument

landings at Omaha Beach, and the eventual surge inland, are well depicted in the classic movie The Longest Day (20th Century Fox, 1962).

East Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, August 16, 2012

3. East Side of Monument

West Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, August 16, 2012

4. West Side of Monument

Click on this (or any other) picture to enlarge it, which also makes the text and artwork more visible.

Monument from the Back (Ocean) Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, August 16, 2012

5. Monument from the Back (Ocean) Side

The blue sign on the base translates, “Out of respect for those to whom this monument has been built, and for safety, climbing it is strictly forbidden.”

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2012, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,584 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 24, 2012, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.