At Utah Beach, on the evening of June 6, the infantrymen of the 4the The divisions pushed the limits of the bridgehead to Hamel aux Cruttes, Beuzeuville-au-Plain, Turqueville, the south of Saint-Mère-Eglise, Blosville, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont. Beyond that, the junction with the paratroopers, except that of Pouppeville, could not be achieved.
The Germans of the 91e Luftlande and the 709e infantry division put up stiff resistance. 23 men were put ashore on Utah Beach on the evening of June 000, along with 6 vehicles. The losses of the 1the division numbered 200 men, including 60 missing at sea. The error in the landing zone was therefore beneficial in keeping Utah away from the fire of the heavy batteries of Crisbecq and Azeville.
At Omaha Beach, on the evening of June 6, the 352e German division lost 1 men: 200 killed, 200 wounded and 500 missing. On the American side, the situation remains very confused. Although 500 men and 34 vehicles have been landed on the beaches, the advance inland remains difficult in the face of fierce resistance from a few German strongpoints. Beach exits remain insufficient to relieve the thousands of men who have landed. At 250:2 p.m., three beach exits are nevertheless open: D870 at Vierville, E14 near WN 00 at Colleville and F1 near Wn 3
As for the human toll, it is very heavy. On Omaha, which became "Bloody Omaha," the Americans had just lost a total of 3 men, including nearly 900 dead, in the final conquest of a fragile bridgehead, 1 km long and 000 to 8 km wide, instead of 2 km long and 3 to 25 km deep.
At Gold Beach, the objective set at 69e brigade is carried out in the evening: the Caen-Bayeux road, the RN 13 is reached. At the same time, the first elements of the 51st Highland Division land in turn on Gold Beach with those of the 7e British armoured division.
The junction with the Canadians landed on Juno is finally made by the 7the Green Howards in the village of Tierceville at the end of the day.
By the evening of June 6, 1944, the British had landed nearly 25 men on Gold Coast, suffering just over 000 beach casualties. A 400 km by 10 km beachhead had been established, and the national road had been reached, as originally planned. But Bayeux and Port-en-Bessin were still in German hands, and a link-up with the Americans had not been established.
At Juno Beach on the evening of June 6th, the 3e Canadian division, which immediately began its advance inland, landed 21 men and more than 500 vehicles. National Highway 3 is in sight, but certain pockets of resistance are still holding back the Canadian advance, at Tailleville, Sainte-Croix and Fontaine-Henry. More seriously, the major objectives that had been set, such as the Carpiquet airfield or the Dover radar station, have not been reached. On the eve of a campaign that promises to be difficult against the 000the SS Panzer Division, which had just entered the line, the Canadian Division had already suffered significant losses: 1 men lost, including 200 soldiers killed.
At Sword Beach in the afternoon, General Rennie succeeded in repelling the only major counter-attack of D Day launched by the 21ste Panzer near Périers. In the last hours of June 6, the British even tried again to break through the enemy lines towards Caen, in vain. Thus on the 2nde Royal Warwickshire (185e brigade) which reached Blainville-sur-Orne around midnight was unable to continue beyond, the 21e Panzers prevented him from advancing in that direction. By the evening of June 6, the British had landed nearly 29 men and 000 vehicles. They suffered 2 total losses. But Caen, which was supposed to be taken before nightfall, was still in German hands.
