The decision to storm at OMAHA beach was poor. "The western third of the beach was backed by a ten foot high seawall, and the whole beach was overlooked by cliffs one hundred feet high"(MacDonald 1) The Germans could place themselves in a perfect firing position to wipe out the Allied soldiers. Adding to the dilemma the soldiers franticly tried to hide behind anything they could to avoid the heavy German fire. "The German weapons

were fixed to cover the entire beach with fire as well as the plunging fire from the cliffs. OMAHA

massive problem for the Allies. The men were very young and had a belief that the plan would go flawless. When the plans went awry chaos broke out and heavy casualties occoured. "There would be more then two thousand casualties on the beach that day."(Hastings 91)

the timing of the invasion. The timing was a very important part to a mission such as OMAHA beach. The mis-drop of the airborne divisions took only minutes away but impacted the mission heavily.

The Allied army made a poor decision with the specific type of tanks that they used in the OMAHA beach invasion. One of the main reasons that the Allied army was

beach was a killing zone."(MacDonald 1)

The men trenched across the beach with the impression that they were being backed by all their tanks and heavy artillery. "As the troops came to shore they were woefully short of their supporting tanks and artillery."(Belchem 93) This was another factor leading to the confusion and chaos that in sued on OMAHA beach. "Of sixteen armored tanks and bulldozers sent ashore, only six arrived, and three of these were destroyed quickly."(Hastings 91) They were also expecting the very important "DD" tanks. "Unfortunately for the infantry many of the twenty-nine "DD" tanks (amphibious Sherman tanks fitted with flotation screens) that were supposed to support them sank in the

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