
Chart A VII Corps D-Day Operations Utah Beach, 6 June 1944: United States Military Academy, 1956
Title: CHART A | VII CORPS D-DAY OPERATIONS | Utah Beach, 6 June 1944 Author: United States Military Academy Date/Location: 1956, West Point, New York Condition: See description Inches: 10 x 13 [Image] Centimeters: 25.4 x 33.02 [Image] Product ID: 308356 The Most Successful American Landing Beach of D-Day Detailed map of Utah Beach showing positions of American and German forces at the time of the landings. Map shows inland detail with numerous historic sites including St Marie Eglise, Carentan, and others. Compared to the Omaha Beach bridgehead, the Utah assault was much more successful with penetrations mesure in miles at the close of day as opposed to yards at Omaha. The airborne landings are also shown in great detail. Planned dropzones for the 82nd and 101st are shown. The haphazard nature of the drop is illustrated down to individual planeload (stick). Numerous airborne drops are indicated many miles from planned drop zones. Shows German beach strong points