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Fire from the 210mm guns of the Crisbecq Coastal Artillery Battery, commanded by Lt. Walter Ohmsen, constantly harassed and prohibited the unloading of supplies and reinforcements on Utah Beach. On June 7 the 1 Bn, 22nd lnfantry was tasked with …

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Fire from the 210mm guns of the Crisbecq Coastal Artillery Battery, commanded by Lt. Walter Ohmsen, constantly harassed and prohibited the unloading of supplies and reinforcements on Utah Beach. On June 7 the 1 Bn, 22nd lnfantry was tasked with neutralizing the guns. However, the assault faltered when Lt. Ohmsen called fire from the 150mm guns of the nearby Azeville Battery on his own position to drive off the attack. The 1 Bn renewed the assault on D-Day plus 2. Led by C Company, organized into special assault groups, the 1 Bn very nearly succeeded in eliminating the Crisbecq guns but once again the infantrymen were thwarted by artillery fire from Azeville and a timely counter attack by elements of the 919th Grenadier Regiment.

Utah Beach Vicinity, Normandy, France

Utah, commonly known as Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), during World War II. The westernmost of the five code-named landing beaches in Normandy, Utah is on the Cotentin Peninsula, west of the mouths of the Douve and Vire rivers. Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken by United States Army troops, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the United States Navy and Coast Guard as well as elements from the British, Dutch and other Allied navies.

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