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The '''Normandy landings''' were the landing operations of the Allied {{Wiki|Invasion of Normandy|invasion}} of [[Normandy]] during [[World War II]]. Its codename was '''Operation Neptune''' and later became known as {{Wiki|D-Day (military term)|D-Day}}. | The '''Normandy landings''' were the landing operations of the Allied {{Wiki|Invasion of Normandy|invasion}} of [[Normandy]] during [[World War II]]. Its codename was '''Operation Neptune''' and later became known as {{Wiki|D-Day (military term)|D-Day}}. | ||
==Beach landings== | |||
On 6 June 1944, a {{Wiki|LCVP (United States)|LCVP}} (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the {{Wiki|United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard}}-manned {{Wiki|USS Samuel Chase (AP-56)|USS ''Samuel Chase''}} disembarked troops of Company E, {{Wiki|16th Infantry Regiment (United States)|16th Infantry}}, {{Wiki|1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division}} and waded onto the Fox Green section of {{Wiki|Omaha Beach}}, Normandy, [[France]]. American soldiers encountered resistance from the newly formed {{Wiki|352nd Infantry Division (Germany)|German 352nd Division}} when landing. During the initial landing two-thirds of Company E were killed.<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph #17: "The Bunker"]]</ref> | On 6 June 1944, a {{Wiki|LCVP (United States)|LCVP}} (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the {{Wiki|United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard}}-manned {{Wiki|USS Samuel Chase (AP-56)|USS ''Samuel Chase''}} disembarked troops of Company E, {{Wiki|16th Infantry Regiment (United States)|16th Infantry}}, {{Wiki|1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division}} and waded onto the Fox Green section of {{Wiki|Omaha Beach}}, Normandy, [[France]]. American soldiers encountered resistance from the newly formed {{Wiki|352nd Infantry Division (Germany)|German 352nd Division}} when landing. During the initial landing two-thirds of Company E were killed.<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph #17: "The Bunker"]]</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | |||
In 2012, a photograph of US Marines coming ashore on the beach was acquired by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond did so in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> The picture was hidden with the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzle titled "The Bunker".<ref name="glyph" /> | In 2012, a photograph of US Marines coming ashore on the beach was acquired by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond did so in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> The picture was hidden with the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzle titled "The Bunker".<ref name="glyph" /> | ||
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The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Its codename was Operation Neptune and later became known as D-Day.
Beach landings
On 6 June 1944, a LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarked troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division and waded onto the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. American soldiers encountered resistance from the newly formed German 352nd Division when landing. During the initial landing two-thirds of Company E were killed.[1]
Legacy
In 2012, a photograph of US Marines coming ashore on the beach was acquired by the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek and hidden in the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles to find. Desmond did so in September of that year.[2] The picture was hidden with the Glyph puzzle titled "The Bunker".[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (appears in Glyphs only)
References