Omaha Beach & Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer

A 15 minute drive east of Point du Hoc is Omaha Beach. This section of coastline was a landing point for US soldiers with the other being Utah Beach to the west of Point du Hoc. Omaha Beach was the bloodiest landing by the allies on D-Day and about 2,400 Americans would die there. In comparison, less than 200 Americans died on Utah Beach.