I’ve seen and heard so many depictions of it just being a land on the beach and keep going at whatever cost scenario.
I’ve been to Omaha beach as well as a lot of the war graves around Northern France and the museums and I have read that the Germans didn’t know they were being attacked at Omaha beach until the boats were pretty much upon them.
With that in mind, did the Allies anticipate such heavy resistance? Did they know there would be so many losses on the beach and many wouldn’t even make it out of their boats?
Did they know there would be so many losses on the beach and many wouldn’t even make it out of their boats?
I'm afraid that you're starting from a false assumption here. Omaha Beach was indeed very bloody and a hideous slog for the American forces that landed there, but it is not the entirety of the Allied landing effort. More can always be said on the matter, so if anyone else would like to provide further contributions, they are more than welcome! For the meantime, OP, here are some previous posts on how the landings went: