Mike and Nan sectors

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Mike and Nan sectors were code names for specific landing areas on Juno Beach used by Allied forces during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf D-Day landing sectors
military geographic area
adjacentTo Gold Beach sectors
Sword Beach sectors
beachName Juno Beach
conflict World War II
countryOnWhoseCoastLocated France
dateOfUse 1944-06-06
frontType amphibious landing beach
hasCodeNameRole landing areas
locatedIn France
Juno Beach
Normandy (administrative region)
surface form: Normandy
opposedBy Nazi Germany
partOf Juno Beach
partOfOperation Operation Neptune
Operation Overlord
strategicPurpose secure beachhead in Normandy
support Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe
theaterOfWar Western Front
surface form: Western Front of World War II
usedBy Allied forces
British Commonwealth forces
surface form: British and Canadian forces
usedDuring D-Day
Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy landings

World War II
surface form: Second World War

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Juno Beach alsoKnownAs Mike and Nan sectors