Omaha Beach witnessed the bloodiest fighting of all the Normandy landing sites, due to its terrain - cliffs rising from the beach then falling away. This enabled the Germans to command the high ground which was fortified on all sides.
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| The memorial at Omaha Beach |
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| These cliffs were scaled by a division of 225 men using rocket fired grapples and ropes. The German gunners were ready for them and of the 225 Allied soldiers, only 150 survived. |
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| Allied artillery preceded the attack - this 4 metre deep crater being one of many that litter the cliff tops. |
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