The objectives Aiming at Gold were to secure a beachhead , move Motion west to capture Conquering Arromanches and establish Building contact with the American forces Military_operation at Omaha , capture Bayeux and the small port at Port-en-Bessin , and to link Connect up with the Canadian forces Military_operation at Juno to the east .

The coast of Normandy of northwestern France was chosen Choosing as the site of the invasion , with the Americans assigned Deciding to land at sectors codenamed Utah and Omaha , the British at Sword and Gold , and the Canadians at Juno .

In the early morning , amphibious landings commenced Process_start on five beaches codenamed Sword , Juno , Gold , Omaha and Utah , with troops from the United States landing on Omaha and Utah , Britain landing on Gold and Sword , and Canada landing on Juno .

In the early morning , amphibious landings commenced Process_start on five beaches codenamed Sword , Juno , Gold , Omaha and Utah , with troops from the United States landing on Omaha and Utah , Britain landing on Gold and Sword , and Canada landing on Juno .