Chapter 9 - The Stormy Approach
Normandy1944: The First Crucial Days
Omaha Beach, Early Morning June 6
In the bay off Omaha Beach, the ocean was ominously heavy. Waves came rolling in from the channel with violent force. Six thousand yards outside of the beach, 29 amphibious DD tanks[1] from the 741st Tank Battalion fought to stay upright in the rough seas. One-by-one the canvas screens that held them afloat ripped, and o…