5th Ranger Battalion — Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944: Breaking out from the Shore · Aristotree

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5th Ranger Battalion. 2 connected concepts: Vierville-sur-Mer (related to), Norman Cota (related to).

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5th Ranger Battalion

Summary

Cota encouraged Rangers at Omaha to move inland through the beach defenses. The 5th Ranger Battalion landed on the western sector of Omaha near Vierville.

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Landed near western exits
The 5th Ranger Battalion landed on the western sector of Omaha near Vierville.
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Rallied by Cota
Cota encouraged Rangers at Omaha to move inland through the beach defenses.
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