Utah Beach

English

Etymology

Likely coined in 1944 by American general Omar Bradley.

Utah Beach and the other D-Day beaches

Proper noun

Utah Beach

1. The westernmost amphibious invasion zone in coastal Normandy during the D-Day invasions.
   • 2023 June 6, Catherine Porter, “D-Day’s Historic Beaches Face a New Onslaught: Rising Seas”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on June 6, 2023‎^[2]:

     The farthest west of the five D-Day beaches, Utah Beach was quickly conquered by American soldiers who then pushed inland to the central square of Ste.-Marie-du-Mont, where American paratroopers — dropped in the night by plane — were already battling German soldiers.