After this battle, the British advance on the east ground to a halt outside of Caen, while American forces swung west from Utah and Omaha across the Cotentin Peninsula, cutting off the Germans in Cherbourg.
Two Airborne Divisions botched their initial orders in this mission, but nonetheless captured Saint-Mere-Eglise. To compensate for a lack of armor, one side's engineers here devised a plan to construct a Mulberry harbor by sinking transport ships at Arromanches, and used floating tanks, which the British dubbed "Hobart's Funnies." After this battle, the British advance on the east ground to a halt outside of Caen, while American forces swung west from Utah and Omaha across the Cotentin Peninsula, cutting off the Germans in Cherbourg. For 10 points, name this Allied landing in northern France, which took place on June 6, 1944.
Two Airborne Divisions botched their initial orders in this mission, but nonetheless captured Saint-Mere-Eglise.
D-Day [or Operation Overlord or Battle of Normandy or Debarquement]