Saint Mere Eglaise captured by the 505th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne
Division. The Marcouf islets off the coast of Utah beach are occupied
by American forces.
The 9th Battallion of the 3rd Parachute Brigade (British 6th Airborne
Division) captures the Merville battery, a large German gun
installation behind Sword Beach, clearing the way for troops to land.