Maps & archives · Organisation of the forces
German order of battle
A detailed order of battle lists German infantry and artillery formations, commanders, headquarters and positions associated with the Omaha Beach area.
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79 documents for “Colleville”.
The landings · The crossing and the landings
Lieutenant Rockwell and his tank-carrying LCTs
Lieutenant Dean L. Rockwell’s group of landing craft carried amphibious tanks towards Omaha Beach, illustrated here by craft plans and Martin Waarvick’s photographs.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
The cliff assault, capture of Vierville and collapse of coastal defence, 07:30–13:00
A synthesis follows the routes up the cliffs, the entry into Vierville and the reduction of German coastal positions during the morning of 6 June.
Read the document →Places · Saint-Laurent and Le Ruquet
The landings and fighting at Les Moulins: Dog Red and Easy Green
A dossier on the landings at Les Moulins examines Dog Red and Easy Green, the WN 66 and WN 68 defences and the failure of preliminary bombardment.
Read the document →Places · Saint-Laurent and Le Ruquet
Saint-Laurent emergency airfield: E1 and A21C
Plans and photographs document Saint-Laurent's emergency airfield, its construction by aviation engineers and its use for evacuating wounded people from June 1944.
Read the document →After D-Day · Casualties, prisoners and cemeteries
German prisoners on Omaha Beach
Photographs show German prisoners at Omaha Beach, including assembly, searches, movement and work details, with several captions retaining uncertainty.
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Coastal panoramas after the storm, from La Percée to Le Ruquet
A sequence of coastal photographs, dated to around 23 June, traces the shore from La Percée to Le Ruquet and identifies damaged piers, villas and grounded craft.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Residents and families
The battle of Trévières as recalled by Canon Bertreux
Canon Bertreux's account describes the battle of Trévières, with bombardment, fires, civilian flight, casualties and efforts to care for the wounded.
Read the document →The landings · German defences
The beach obstacles at Vierville
Plans and photographs document the successive rows of gates, timber obstacles and steel hedgehogs placed on the tidal beach in front of Vierville.
Read the document →The landings · Preparations
Air bombardment planned for Vierville
This page sets out the intended air attacks on German strongpoints around Vierville and explains the targets, aircraft and timing assigned before D-Day.
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Plans for the assault landings
The assault programme sets out the intended order of tanks, engineers, infantry and Rangers landing in Vierville’s Charlie, Dog Green and Dog White sectors.
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The Ascain commando at Saint-Laurent
Yves Cordelle brings together scattered evidence about a reported Allied commando action at Saint-Laurent during the night of 5–6 June 1944.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
The landings actually carried out at Vierville
A diagram compares the men and landing craft that reached Vierville with the planned programme, recording diversions, delays and substantial material losses.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
Transport anchorages and the approach to the beach
The offshore anchorages, weather conditions and route towards Omaha Beach are described through transport arrangements, landing-craft movements and contemporary illustrations.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
The current carried small landing craft eastwards
This account explains how rough water and coastal currents affected the small assault craft, often carrying them east of their intended landing sectors.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Residents and families
The Piprel family’s recollections
Extracts recount the Piprel family’s experience around the Hôtel du Casino and Vierville during the night of 5 June and the morning of D-Day.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
The Special Engineer Task Force at Vierville
The Special Engineer Task Force’s assignment was to open gaps through Vierville’s beach obstacles so landing craft could reach the shore as the tide rose.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
Headquarters, artillery and engineers land from 07:40
This overview follows the headquarters, artillery and engineer units intended to land after the first infantry waves, as fire, current and submerged obstacles disrupted arrivals.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
The engineers’ landings
The engineer battalions assigned to Vierville are followed as their craft became dispersed between Dog White and Le Ruquet during the morning landings.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
Artillery landings at Vierville on 6 June
Photographs and commentary examine artillery intended for Vierville, including tracked M7 howitzers, anti-aircraft weapons, short 105 mm guns and anti-tank guns.
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