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US Navy Operation Neptune 1944-06-06 Coast of Normandy TARGET NEAR AZEVILLE During the invasion, Nevada supported forces ashore from 6–17 June, and again on 25 June; during this time, she employed her guns to hit permanent shore defenses on the Cherbourg Peninsula, "[seeming] to lean back as [she] hurled salvo after salvo at the shore batteries."Shells from her guns ranged as far as 17 mi (27 km) inland in attempts to break up German concentrations and counterattacks, even though she was straddled by counterbattery fire 27 times (though never hit). Nevada was later praised for her "incredibly accurate" fire in support of beleaguered troops, as some of the targets she hit were just 600 yd (550 m) from the front lines of the Allies.Nevada was the only battleship present at both Pearl Harbor and the Normandy landings.
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