Topic summary
Invasion of Normandy
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Operation Overlord.
War memorials and tourism
Above the English Channel on a bluff at Omaha Beach, the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial has hosted numerous visitors each year. The site covers 69.8 hectares (172.5 acres) and contains the remains of 9,388 American military dead, most of whom were killed during the invasion of Normandy and ensuing military operations in World War II. Included are graves of Army Air Corps crews shot down over France as early as 1942 and four American women.