Chapter 10 - Under Fire

Normandy 1944: The First Crucial Days.

Omaha Beach, Company E, H-hour 06:30

Similarly, the second attack company, E Company,[1] 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division, met fierce resistance. They were still 500–600 yards from the beach when small arms and anti-tank guns opened fire on them. It was also clear to the well-oriented men aboard that they were coming in about 1,000 yards left o…