Normandy 1944
Omaha Beach — Dog Green / Vierville
Beach
GuideNormandy 1944
AreaOmaha Beach & Pointe du Hoc
TypeBeach
Time to allow45 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS49.37917, -0.90286
The story
Among Omaha's most punishing sectors. Open sand, limited exits, commanding bluffs — the contrast with Utah explains why the two beachheads developed so differently.
What to look for
Go near the waterline if the tide allows, then turn toward the bluffs. The exposure is the lesson.
Plan your visit
Always open. Best early or 1–2 hr before sunset.
Nearby sites
- Omaha Beach — central sector · 3 km
- Normandy American Cemetery · 4 km
- Pointe du Hoc · 7 km
- German Military Cemetery, La Cambe · 10 km
- Longues-sur-Mer German Battery · 16 km
- Bayeux — Museum of the Battle of Normandy · 18 km
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Easy Company: Normandy
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Normandy campaign of June–July 1944, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne, from the night drop and Brécourt Manor to Utah Beach and Carentan, with Omaha, Pointe du Hoc, the British and Canadian beaches and the best museums along the way.
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