German defenses along the Normandy beaches were part of the larger Atlantic Wall fortifications designed to defend Fortress Europe. When Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took command of the invasion front in late 1943, he began a program to enhance fortifications along the Normandy coast as he believed that any Allied assault had to be stopped on the invasion beaches themselves. His most important contribution to the defenses was an extensive program of improvised beach obstructions to complicate any landing attempt. This book analyses these fortifications and describes how the Allied forces overcame them on the morning of June 6, 1944.
| ISBN: | 9781841768762 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2005 |
| Author: | Steve Zaloga, Hugh Johnson |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Fortress |
| Genres: |
Warfare and defence |
German defenses along the Normandy beaches were part of the larger Atlantic Wall fortifications designed to defend Fortress Europe. When Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took command of the invasion front in late 1943, he began a program to enhance fortifications along the Normandy coast as he believed that any Allied assault had to be stopped on the invasion beaches themselves. His most important contribution to the defenses was an extensive program of improvised beach obstructions to complicate any landing attempt. This book analyses these fortifications and describes how the Allied forces overcame them on the morning of June 6, 1944.
D-Day Fortifications in Normandy features in the following genres: Warfare and defence
D-Day Fortifications in Normandy is available in Paperback
D-Day Fortifications in Normandy was written by Steve Zaloga, Hugh Johnson and published by Osprey Publishing
D-Day Fortifications in Normandy has 64 pages
Yes it is part of Fortress series