This beach on the rough Normandy coast is known as the so called Omaha Beach.
Omaha Beach was the Allied codename for one of the principal landing points during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The beach is about 3.5 miles long, from St. Hondrine to Vierville sur Mer. Over 4,000 American and about 700 German soldiers died within only a few hours during the terrible carnage.
