Many soldiers drowned in deep water before their craft were close enough to the beach. Others struggled even in shallow water, fighting the tide and the burden of carrying packs and guns, wearing heavy boots and steel helmets, and then adding the additional weight of their drenched uniforms. Helpless in the water, still more men were killed before they could stagger ashore. The noise was deafening, and the cries of the wounded sickening.The Beach offered no Cover, the only place to go was forward, and the chances of making it across in the early stages were practically zero. Waves of landing Craft continued to drift ashore, many exploded by shells or mines, and the numbers of Allied soldiers and casualties piled up. The veterans of the landing on Omaha would later reminisce that it was a miracle they managed to get on the beach, let alone survive on it or advance beyond it…
From No day at the beach Chapter 19
The complete idiot’s guide to – World War 2
Mitchell Bard , Ph.D.
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