D-Day 75th Anniversary: Tons of Supplies and Beach Names

7.  THE U.S. SHIPPED TONS OF SUPPLIES TO THE STAGING AREAS IN ENGLAND.

Since Operation Overlord was launched from England, the U.S. military had to ship  7 million tons of supplies to staging areas, including 450 tons of ammunition.

8.  D-DAY WAS CARRIED OUT ALONG FIVE SECTIONS OF BEACHFRONT.

Operation Overlord was divided among sections of beach front along the Normandy coast codenamed , from west to east: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.