The following are the estimated casualties sustained on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The names Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword were code names for the landing beaches:
U.S. AIRBORNE
2,499
U.S. / UTAH
197
U.S. / OMAHA
2,000
U.K. / GOLD
413
CAN. / JUNO
1,204
U.K. / SWORD
630
U.K. AIRBORNE
1,500
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE
8,443
REASONABLE GUESS
9,000 total (of which 3,000 may have been fatalities)
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