D-Day beach near Cherbourg Crossword Clue

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Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue for today's crossword puzzle is "D-Day beach near Cherbourg" and the answer is "UTAH."

Here's why this clue has this answer:

1. D-Day beach: The clue indicates that we are looking for a location associated with the historical event known as D-Day, which occurred during World War II. The Allied forces conducted a massive invasion of German-occupied France on June 6, 1944, with the objective of establishing a foothold in Western Europe. One of the key landing sites for this operation was the coast of Normandy, which included several designated beach sectors.
2. near Cherbourg: Cherbourg is a port city in Normandy, France, located on the English Channel. While there were several landing sites along the Normandy coast, only one of them is close to Cherbourg.

Put together, the clue "D-Day beach near Cherbourg" leads us to the answer "UTAH." Utah Beach was one of the five landing sites of the Normandy invasion and is located in the vicinity of Cherbourg. It was primarily assigned to the U.S. Army forces under General Omar Bradley's command.

In summary, the clue "D-Day beach near Cherbourg" points towards Utah Beach, making "UTAH" the correct answer for today's crossword puzzle.

Definition of "UTAH"

a state in the western US; population 2,736,424 (est. 2008); capital, Salt Lake City. The region became part of Mexico in 1821 and was ceded to the US in 1848, becoming the 45th state of the US in 1896.

 The Crossword clue "D-Day beach near Cherbourg" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Chronicle of Higher Education	5 August 2016	UTAH