OMAHA BEACH 189
Wading ashore
E Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, land
on Omaha beach at around 6:40 am on D-Day.
Two German regiments defended the beach
from the cliffs at the rear, and defensive
obstacles were placed in the water to wreck
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