Originally Posted by Idaho_Shooter
Originally Posted by viking
We could have bombed the beaches and inland better, combined arms….

Just a guess?

That might have had to do with getting the troops ashore at specific windows in time related to daylight and tides.

And before German arty, tanks, and troops had time to respond to the invasion. Much effort had gone toward convincing Germany that Normandy was NOT the site of the coming invasion.


Craters to seek cover in…. I’ve read or heard it said that most of the bombardment went to far inland to any good.