Sign in with Facebook"Sainte-Mère-Église -- Utah Beach" Top 5 Page for this destination Sainte-Mère-Église by Ewingjr98
Sainte-Mère-Église Travel Guide: 20 reviews and 69 photos
Sainte-Mère-Église was just inland from the location of Utah beach during the invasion of Normandy in 1944. The planned invasion beach was a three-mile stretch of wide, sandy beach abutted by low sand dunes. Beyond the dunes is a generally swampy area.
The Utah invasion began with the US 82nd Airborne Division's parachute assault into the area on the night of June 5th and 6th. Strong winds and bad weather scattered the paratroopers, but they were generally successful.
The 4th Infantry Division landed on the beaches around 0630, slightly off of their intended targets, but they made their way off beach, through the German defenses. About 20,000 US troops landed at Utah on June 6th, and they suffered only 300 dead, wounded, or missing.
Reviews (4)
Utah Museum (Musee du Debarquement...
Things to Do
(4)
The Museum at Utah describes the invasion of the beaches on 6 June 1944. The museum discusses German and American... more travel advice
German Defenses at Utah
Things to Do
(4)
The German defenses at Utah began at the water's edge with underwater stakes and tank traps. On the sand, the soldiers... more travel advice
Utah Beach
Things to Do
(4)
Utah Beach is a wide, flat, muddy expanse of sand. When the Allied soldiers landed, they had to cross several hundred... more travel advice
Utah Beach Monument
Things to Do
(4)
This monument is located in front of the Utah Museum. It is dedicated to the dead from all Allied nations involved in... more travel advice
Ewingjr98's Related Pages
Sainte-Mère-Église Travel Guide
Member Travel Pages
- "Sainte-Mère-Église -- Utah Beach"
- "Another WWII Site in the Normandy region..."
- "Sainte-Mère-Eglise"
- "It was not just a movie"
- "D-Day, they came and went like angels"
- "Sainte-Mère-Église"
- "Sainte-Mère-Église"
- See All...
Ewingjr98 Visits Here Frequently!
Ewingjr98
“"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." ~ Ernest Hemingway”
- Member Rank:
- 0 0 0 4 9
- Forum Rank:
- 0 0 6 3 3
- 5,197 Reviews
- 20,824 Photos
- Add Friend
- Follow
- Send Message
Badges & Stats in Sainte-Mère-Église
- 4 Reviews
- 6 Photos
- 0 Forum posts
- 1 Comments
- 1,312PageViews
- See All Stats
- See All Badges (68)
Have you been to Sainte-Mère-Église?
Share Your TravelsLatest Activity in Sainte-Mère-Église
- Posted in Travel Tokyo Forum "Re: "
- updated a Sainte-Mère-Église Travel Page "Sainte-Mère-Église -- Utah Beach"
- Wrote a Review Utah Museum (Musee du Debarquement d'Utah Beach) in Sainte-Mère-Église Things to Do
- Uploaded a Photo to "Utah Museum (Musee du Debarquement d'Utah Beach)"
Top 10 Pages
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Tampa
Intro, 283 reviews, 1242 photos, 12 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Monterey
Intro, 245 reviews, 1123 photos, 7 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Washington D.C.
Intro, 194 reviews, 902 photos, 7 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Seoul
Intro, 214 reviews, 848 photos, 17 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Alexandria
Intro, 168 reviews, 735 photos, 8 travelogues
-
Tokyo
Intro, 140 reviews, 697 photos, 8 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
San Francisco
Intro, 107 reviews, 469 photos, 4 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Pittsburgh
Intro, 90 reviews, 470 photos, 12 travelogues
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Arlington
Intro, 71 reviews, 373 photos, 4 travelogues
-
Japan
Intro, 81 reviews, 342 photos, 4 travelogues
Beer Tasting
National/State Park
Photography
Comments (1)
Nice page and historic D-Day references for Utah Beach. The museum must have been interesting.