How many casualties did the Allied forces sustain on D-Day?
D-DAY CASUALTIES: NATION/SECTOR – ESTIMATED CASUALTIES 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) The total German casualties on D-Day are not known, but are estimated as being between 4000 and 9000 men.
