The No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando of the 4th Special Service Brigade took Port-en-Bessin. The victory connected Utah and Gold beaches. Utah and Omaha beaches remain unliked, although the 5th Corps takes Isigny.
British troops entered Bayeux.
The Germans launched a violent counter-attack at Bréville.
The 4th Infantry Division attacked Montebourg and engaged in heavy fighting at Azeville.
Sherman being off loaded on Omaha Beach, June 8, 1944.
The destroyer USS Rich hit a mine and sank off of Normandy.
An RAF B-24 sank two German submarines within 20 minutes, one in the Bay of Biscay and another in the English Channel.
The RAF used a 12,000 lbs "Tallboy" bomb for the first time, the target being the Saumur rail tunnel was the sole operational north-south route on the Loire. The successful raid was a nighttime one.
The Italian government returned to Rome.
The Japanese attempt to ship reinforcements to Biak but are intercepted.
The USS Hake sank the Kazagumo in the Davao Gulf.
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