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Old September 27th, 2007, 09:54 PM
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Which individual are you referring to? The Beast of Omaha? Never heard of him but found this:

Heinrich Severloh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heinrich Severloh (born 23 June 1923 in Metzingen (now Eldingen) died 14 January 2006 in Lachendorf, both near Celle) was at the time of the Second World War a soldier in the German 352nd Infantry Division, which was stationed in Normandy in 1944. He rose to notoriety as a machine gunner in an emplacement known as “Widerstandsnest 62”, whose position allegedly allowed him to kill or injure 2000-2500 American soldiers caught whilst landing as part of Operation Overlord, according to his own claims. He was and continues to be known as the “Beast of Omaha Beach” in the media in English speaking countries. His claims that he caused so many casualties are controversial amongst historians.

I can see why it is controversial since the total dead was about 2,500 men. Don't have the number for wounded. Could his tally be correct????
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