List of ships in Omaha Bombardment Group

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Below is a list of ships responsible for bombarding targets at Omaha Beach as part of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II.

Omaha Bombardment Group
NameTypeNational service
Arkansas Battleship US Navy
Texas BattleshipUS Navy
Bellona [a] Light cruiser Royal Navy
Glasgow Light cruiserRoyal Navy
Georges Leygues Light cruiser Free French Navy
Montcalm Light cruiserFree French Navy
Baldwin DestroyerUS Navy
Barton [b] DestroyerUS Navy
Carmick DestroyerUS Navy
Doyle DestroyerUS Navy
Emmons DestroyerUS Navy
Frankford DestroyerUS Navy
Harding DestroyerUS Navy
McCook DestroyerUS Navy
Satterlee DestroyerUS Navy
Thompson DestroyerUS Navy
Melbreak Escort destroyerRoyal Navy
Talybont Escort destroyerRoyal Navy
Tanatside Escort destroyerRoyal Navy

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Badsey & Bean includes HMS Bellona as part of Task Force O, but does include it in the list of ships in the bombardment group.
  2. ↑ Tillman does not list USS Barton as part of the bombardment group.

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