NormandyUtah Beach

Utah Beach is the farthest west of the five D-Day Beaches and was not in the original Operation Overlord planning. General Dwight D. Eisenhower added it so that the port of Cherbourg could be captured as early as possible. Utah Beach is located in the Cotentin Peninsula near the village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and is not for from Sainte-Mère-Église the first town liberated in the Battle of Normandy.

Utah Beach has a museum - The Utah Beach Landing Museum that includes among its displays a scale model of the German defenses, archives photographs, staff maps and Dukw trucks. Also include but outside the museum are ten monuments and a number of D-Day ear vehicles and equipment.

Compared to some of the other D-Day Beaches Utah Beach is someone what off the beaten path. This means you will not have to elbow your way to see what you want, as there are many less tourists than other beaches.

The beach itself is very calm and it's hard to believe that so much dying took place all those years ago. All the monuments at Utah Beach are within easy walking distance and the beach makes for a nice place to picnic. It is possible to swim but not advisable until late in the summer unless you like cold water!

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