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Provides information on Pointe du Hoc, an area between two beaches in Normandy taken by the Americans in World War II.
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D Day at Omaha Beach Normandy, France

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This resource includes a letter written by an Allied soldier shortly before landing at Normandy. This is an invaluable primary source document.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:omaha Beach

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This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.