Where did most soldiers at Normandy go after it was secured?

That's a very broad question, but generally, most of the American troops headed east and south in an effort to lock in Cherbourg as a usable port and to prevent the various German forces from re-inforcing this move. Most of the British and Canadian forces headed north east to relieve the low countries, Belgium and Holland and to harrass the large German tank formations in that area.
Once the Allies held the original beaches it was still very necessary to gain major ports to receive the thousand of tons of supplies, fuel and ammunition they needed.


That's a very broad question, but generally, most of the American troops headed east and south in an effort to lock in Cherbourg as a usable port and to prevent the various German forces from re-inforcing this move. Most of the British and Canadian forces headed north east to relieve the low countries, Belgium and Holland and to harrass the large German tank formations in that area.