<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Into the Jaws of Death by Robert F. Sargent . Assault craft land one of the first waves at Omaha Beach . The U.S. Coast Guard caption identifies the unit as Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 6 June 1944--mid-July 1944 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Normandy, France Coordinates: 49 ° 20 ′ N 0 ° 34 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 49.333 ° N 0.567 ° W ﻿ / 49.333; - 0.567 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Allied victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> German army retreats east towards Paris </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 6 June 1944--mid-July 1944 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Normandy, France Coordinates: 49 ° 20 ′ N 0 ° 34 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 49.333 ° N 0.567 ° W ﻿ / 49.333; - 0.567 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Allied victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> German army retreats east towards Paris </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 6 June 1944--mid-July 1944 </Td> </Tr>

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