Minute Account of D-Day

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FROM 13:00 TO 13:59
13:00
Colonel Rudder at Pointe du Hoc receives the answer to his message of 12:00:
"No reinforcements available. All the Rangers landed at Omaha."
General O. Bradley receives a message from Omaha Beach:
"Troops here blocked on the ground at Easy Red. Advancing through the cliffs overlooking Easy Green and Easy Red, reinforcements are arriving and the injured being evacuated."
The Wn 72 strongpoint in Dog Green sector is under control of the US soldiers. This fortification protected the D1 exit and enable Allies to access Vierville-sur-Mer from Omaha Beach.
Company B of the 1st Suffolk Regiment landed on Sword Beach controls the Morris strongpoint at Colleville-sur-Orne. The Morris battery contained 3 105 mm guns. Sixty-seven Germans are captured.
The 101st Airborne meets US 4th Infantry Division at Pouppeville.
13:30
First air raid on the city of Caen starts. Seventy-three B-24 of the 2nd Bombardment Division drop 156 tons of bombs over the town.
General Omar Bradley receives from Omaha Beach following report:
"Troops previously stopped on Easy Red, Easy Green and Red Fox beaches, make progress on hills behind the beaches.”
British soldiers from Gold Beach are moving south-west towards Bayeux.
The Canadians from Juno Beach advance in the direction of Caen. Big loss of armor carrying landing crafts left them with only 6 out of 40 tanks.
1st Special Service Brigade Commando meets 6th Airborne Division at “Pegasus Bridge”.
13:35
The German 352nd Division informs the 7th army headquarters that they have pushed the Allied landing back into the sea on Omaha beach.
13:41
The German 726th grenadier regiment reports that they regain the control over Colleville-sur-Mer.
The German resistance at Dog Green, Easy Gr...

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... Medal of Honor. A tiny beachhead has been established. Small groups of US soldiers are over an area five miles wide and 1.5 mile deep.
By midnight, 21,400 troops had been landed on Juno Beach with less than 1,000 casualties. The goal to capture Carpiquet airfield and connect with soldiers from Sword Beach was not achieved.
By midnight, 25,000 troops had been landed on Gold Beach with fewer than 1,000 casualties. A large bridgehead has been established, six miles wide and deep. The soldiers from Gold Beach meet the Canadians from Juno Beach. No. 47 Royal Marine Commando is ready to take Port-en-Bessin next day.
About 170,000 men are fighting in Normandy. Allied Command is optimistic. Reinforcements continue to arrive. Losses are much lower than forecast. About 10,000 men are killed, injured or missing in action out of a 300,000-strong military force. The D-Day ends.

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