| Page Created |
| July 14th, 2025 |
| Last Updated |
| September 16th, 2025 |
| The United States |
 |
| Related Pages |
| Landing Craft, Assault Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel Operation Overlord Operation Neptune Omaha Beach Omaha Beach, German Defences Omaha Beach, Provisional Ranger Group Omaha Beach, 1st Infantry Division Omaha Beach, 29th Infantry Division Omaha Beach, 29th Infantry Division, 116th RCT Omaha Beach, 29th Infantry Division, 115th RCT |
| June 6th, 1944 |
| Omaha Beach, |
| Objectives |
- secure a beachhead in the area between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire River.
- push southward toward Caumont and St-Lô, conforming with the advance of the British Second Army.
| Operational Area |
| Allied Forces |
| 29th Infantry Division |
 |
- 115th Regimental Combat Team
- 1st Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment
- 116th Regimental Combat Team
- 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment
- 175th Regimental Combat Team
- 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment
| Divisional Troops |
- 29th Division Artillery
- 110th Field Artillery Battalion
- 111th Field Artillery Battalion
- 224th Field Artillery Battalion
- 227th Field Artillery Battalion
- 29th Signal Light Company
- 729th Ordnance Light Maintenance
- E Company
- 29th Quartermaster Company
- 29th Military police Platoon
- 104th Medical Battalion
- A Company
- B Company
- C Company
| Attached Units Assault Phase Command |
- 743rd Tank Battalion
- 747th Tank Battalion
- 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 49th Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade
- 1 Detachment Quartermasters Group & Quatermasters G battery
- Headquarters & headquarters battery
- 18th Anti Aircraft Artillery Group
- 110th Anti Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
- 457th Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
- 413th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
- 1 Detachment
- 320th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Balloon Battalion (Very Low Altitude)
- 1 Detachment
- 102nd Cavalry Reconnnaissance Squadron
- 5th Engineer Special Brigade
- 6th Engineer Special Brigade
- 992nd Engineer Treadway Brigade Company
- 996th Engineer Treadway Brigade Company
- 502nd Engineer Light Po N company
- 503rd Engineer Light Po N company
- 1st Engineer Combat Battalion, Company C
- 234th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 254th Engineer Combat Battalion QG & Cie QG, 1121st Engineer C Grp
- 147th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 336th Engineer Combat Battalion QG & Cie QG, 1171st Engineer C Grp
- 112th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 146th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 149th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 1340th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 610th Engineer Light Equipment Company
- V Corps Artillery
- Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
- 17th Field Artillery Observation Battalion
- 1 Detachment
- 33rd Field Artillery Battalion
- Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
- 190th Field Artillery Group
- 186th Field Artillery Battalion
- 187th Field Artillery Battalion
- 190th Field Artillery Battalion
- 200th Field Artillery Battalion
- 58th Field Artillery Battalion
- 26th Regimental Company Combat Team
- Provisional Ranger Group
- 2nd Ranger Battalion
- 5th Ranger Battalion
| Axis Forces |
| 352. Infantrie-Division |
 |
- Grenadier-Regiment 914
- I Bataillon (I./914)
- II Bataillon (II./914)
- Grenadier-Regiment 915
- I Bataillon (I./915)
- II Bataillon (II./915)
- Grenadier-Regiment 916
- I Bataillon (I./916)
- II Bataillon (II./916)
- Artillerie Regiment 352
- I Bataillon (I./352) 3 batteries of 105-millimetre leFH 18/40
- II Bataillon (II./352) 3 batteries of 105-millimetre leFH 18/40
- III Bataillon (III./352) 3 batteries of 105-millimetre leFH 18/40
- IV./352 with batteries of 150-millimetre sFH 18
- Panzerjäger-Abteilung 352
- Kompanie
- Kompanie
- Kompanie
- Pionier-Bataillon 352
- Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 352
- Nachrichten-Abteilung 352
- Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 352
- Heeres-Küsten-Batterie Maisy (H.K.B. 6./1716 and 8./1716)
- Batterie 6: Four 105-millimetre leFH 414(f) French howitzers
- Batterie 8: Four 100-millimetre Czech guns (K.14/19) in open pits
- Heeres-Küsten-Batterie Pointe du Hoc (H.K.B. 2./1261)
- Six 155-millimetre GPF-T (French) naval guns
- Heeres-Küsten-Batterie Trevieres / Formigny
| 716. Infantrie-Division |
 |
- Grenadier-Regiment 726
- I Bataillon (I./726)
- II Bataillon (II./726)
- Grenadier-Regiment 736
- I Bataillon (I./736)
- II Bataillon (II./736)
- III Bataillon (III./736)
- Artillerie-Regiment 1716
- I Bataillon (I./1716): 100-millimetre Czech field guns
- II Bataillon (II./1716): 105-millimetre leFH 18 German howitzers
- III Bataillon (III./1716): 150-millimetre sFH 414(f) French heavy howitzers
- IV Bataillon: Mixed coastal defence guns and anti-tank weapons
- Panzerjäger-Bataillon 716
- Pioneer-Bataillon 716
- Nachrichten Bataillon 716
- Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 716
- Heeres-Küsten-Batterie Longues-sur-Mer (H.K.B. 2./1260)
- Heeres-Küsten-Batterie Mont-Fleury (H.K.B. 1./1260)
- H.K.B. Wn61 / Wn60 (Colleville-sur-Mer sector)
| Reserve Units |
- Ost-Bataillon 439 (Ukrainian)
- attached to 716. Infantrie-Division
- Ost-Bataillon 642 (Georgian/Russian)
- attached to 352. Infantrie-Division
- Ost-Bataillon 630
- uncertain but possibly attached to 716. Infantrie-Division
| June 6th, 1944 |
| Sources |