The Allied invasion plans had called for the capture of Carentan , St. Lô , Caen , and Bayeux on the first day , with all the beaches ( other than Utah ) linked with a front line from the beaches ; none of these objectives were achieved .
The Allied invasion plans had called for the capture of Carentan , St. Lô , Caen and Bayeux on the first day . The plan was to link all the beaches except Utah and Sword ( the last linked with paratroopers ) and a front line 10 to from the beaches .