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. Title: D-Day Fortifications in Normandy Author Name: Zaloga, Steven J. ISBN Number: 1841768766 ISBN-13: 9781841768762 Location Published: Great Britain, Osprey Publications: 2005 Binding: Softcover Book Condition: New Pages: 64 Categories: Osprey Books, Normandy 1944, Fortifications & Field Works Seller ID: 8634
