Omaha Beach is the name used by the Allies during World War II to designate one of the five landing beaches in Normandy. Assigned to American troops, it was the one where the Allies lost the most troops, earning it the nickname "Bloody Omaha".
Places to visit:
- American military cemetery at Colleville sur mer (23km from Asnelles) where the bodies of 9,388 people rest (see page "military cemeteries").
- Overlord Museum (22km from Asnelles): A stone's throw from Omaha la plage and opposite the roundabout leading to the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, the Overlord Museum retraces the history of the Second World War from 1935 to the liberation of Paris in 1945, including the Allied landings in Normandy, using a unique collection largely found on Norman soil.
- Pointe du Hoc (41 km from Asnelles): This is the name given to a small promontory on the Normandy coast in the English Channel, located in the Calvados department. It consists of a cliff 25 to 30 meters high, preceded by a pinnacle that juts out into the sea and overlooks a pebble beach. The point is located in the commune of Cricqueville-en-Bessin. It was the site of one of the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The point had been fortified by the Germans (WN 751) and, according to Allied aerial reconnaissance, was equipped with heavy artillery pieces whose range threatened the two neighboring beaches.
