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K nown by many as "Bloody O maha",
this beach is probably more well known
than the other four due to the film,
"Saving Private R yan".
T he film starts with the assault on
O maha Beach in the Dog Green sector.
Although a fictitious story, loosely based
around true stories, the beach scene
assault is something that most people
will not forget.

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T he 29th Infantry, 2nd R angers and the
1st Division led the assault that fateful
morning on June 6th and many
thousands never made it off the beach.
To pay homage to these brave men,
there are many memorials that are
dotted along the 5km's of coastline.

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Saving Privat e Ryan - Omaha Beach Scene

Men of t he 16t h Inf ant ry Regiment seek shel t er f rom
German
machine-gun
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behind "Czech hedgehog" beach obst acl es, Easy Red sect or,
Omaha Beach.