In fact, early on D-Day, RAF Bomber Command flew 1,211 sorties to the Normandy beaches, with a further 1,425 from the 8th USAAF.

These operations were principally aimed at the known heavy Coastal batteries such as those at Fontenay, La Pernelle, Longues, Maisy, Merville, Mont Fleury, Pointe-du-Hoc,Ouistreham and St-Martin-de-Varreville.These would have represented the greatest threat to the actual invasion fleet, and the landing craft. Unfortunately, as the winds had dropped, virtually the entire area was cloud-covered and bombing was via Oboe . Even so, considerable accuracy was achieved as can be seen at Longues today - but the bunkers were virtually impervious to overhead HE bombs.

On Omaha, most of the opposition came from light/medium MGs in trench systems, plus well-hidden concrete emplacements enfilading the beach. The latter - still there today - were virtually impregnable to aerial and naval bombardment.

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