1944 15th May
Operation Overlord
The US will invade Utah & Omaha beaches, the British Gold & Juno & the Canadians Sword
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Utah Beach
The westernmost American D-Day landing beach. This page combines historical context with 8 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Normandy archive.
Historical context
Utah Beach: overview and significance
What happened?
U.S. troops landed at Utah Beach on the Cotentin Peninsula. Currents carried the first waves south of the planned landing area, where Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. supported continuing the assault from the actual landing point.
Why was it important?
Utah linked the seaborne assault with American airborne operations inland and supported the subsequent drive toward Cherbourg. Casualties were lighter than at Omaha.
World History Database records
Utah Beach timeline
The records below are selected from the 455-record D-Day and Normandy archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1944
1944 6th June
Operation Overlord
The US Army succesfully captrures Omah & Utah beaches
1944 6th June
Operation Overlord
Commands the US 7th Army Corps on Utah beach
1944 6th June
Operation Overlord
Captures the Islands of St Marcouf off Utah beach
1944 6th June
Operation Overlord
Commands the ships of the Western Task force which lands forces on Utah & Omaha
1944 6th June
Operation Overlord
Son of the late President, the only General to land with the 1st wave. Leads the 1st assault, Eighth Regimental Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division
1944 9th June
Operation Overlord
The US 5th Corps capture Isigny on the way to uniting the Utah & Omaha
1944 10th June
Operation Overlord
Leads the 9th Div ashore at Utah Beach
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Sources and editorial review
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Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database D-Day and Normandy records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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