DogMan · 61-69, M
Total D-Day Casualties by Beach
While the allies successfully captured all five beaches, they suffered high casualties. The below table shows the total D-Day casualties broken down by beach, with Omaha Beach suffering the most by far:
Beach Name Nation Total Landed Total Casualties
Omaha Beach USA 43,250 3,000
Juno Beach Canada 21,400 946
Sword Beach Britain 28,845 426
Gold Beach Britain 25,000 413
Utah Beach USA 21,000 197
Totals 139,495 4,982
*table omits paratrooper casualties on D-Day*
The allies suffered high casualties due to the strong defenses. Utah Beach faced the lightest resistance, while Omaha Beach was the most heavily defended.
The casualties at Omaha Beach were more than all four other beaches combined
While the allies successfully captured all five beaches, they suffered high casualties. The below table shows the total D-Day casualties broken down by beach, with Omaha Beach suffering the most by far:
Beach Name Nation Total Landed Total Casualties
Omaha Beach USA 43,250 3,000
Juno Beach Canada 21,400 946
Sword Beach Britain 28,845 426
Gold Beach Britain 25,000 413
Utah Beach USA 21,000 197
Totals 139,495 4,982
*table omits paratrooper casualties on D-Day*
The allies suffered high casualties due to the strong defenses. Utah Beach faced the lightest resistance, while Omaha Beach was the most heavily defended.
The casualties at Omaha Beach were more than all four other beaches combined
DogMan · 61-69, M
val70 · 56-60
Towns right off the beach—like Courseulles-sur-Mer and Bernières-sur-Mer—contained nested machine-gun posts that forced bitter house-to-house fighting. Preliminary Allied naval and aerial bombardments failed to knock out many key German bunkers, leaving the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division exposed to direct fire. Canada suffered 961 casualties on D-Day (340 killed), making Juno the second-deadliest beach of the entire invasion behind Omaha.
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MasterLee · 56-60, M
@AthrillatheHunt and Jimmy Doohan killed all of them.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@Midlifemale Was your dad in the Marines?
DogMan · 61-69, M
he was colorblind. Before he could enlist in the Navy they drafted him into the Infantry.
The picture is dad with a little Italian girl they found in the woods. Her family had been
killed. The guys called her "Boots"
AthrillatheHunt · 56-60, M
Midlifemale · 61-69, M
DogMan · 61-69, M
@Midlifemale Was it you that said he fought in North Africa? My dad got there too late, so he
was shipped off to the front lines in Italy near Anzio.
was shipped off to the front lines in Italy near Anzio.
Midlifemale · 61-69, M
@DogMan No, my dad was in Hawaii
DogMan · 61-69, M
SumKindaMunster · 56-60, M
@SunshineGirl My opinion is you offered yet another example of condenscension and superiorty.
Stop fighting boys, the superior lesbian is here to tell you what to think and feel.
Stop fighting boys, the superior lesbian is here to tell you what to think and feel.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@SunshineGirl More importantly, I tried (evidently unsuccessfully) to stop an extraordinary period of cooperation between nations being viewed through the lens of our own current politics.
Yes, this is what Hippy Joe was trying to do. For no reason other than politics, he felt he had to take a shot at our military by lying about historical events.
Yes, this is what Hippy Joe was trying to do. For no reason other than politics, he felt he had to take a shot at our military by lying about historical events.
AbbeyRhode · F