European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Uno sword Gold line of planned Allied Beach head at 2400 hrs. On 0-Day of Maior German 9un batteries area held by Allie sat 2400 hrs. On Doay dropping area glider Landing Sites War memorial museum military cemetery Utah Beach the Landing at this Bitch about 30 minutes drive from i Orville was less bloody than the one at Omaha. The american troops were put ashore 2.000 Yards from where they were meant to be but the decision to fight Inland from where they were proved the right one. The casualties were comparably Light because the error in the Landing had put Idem where the germans had few defences. In less than three hours the Landing troops were in charge of the Beach. A museum and outdoor displays of weapons Are Here for the tourist. At Low tide the remains of a Landing Barge Docking pilings and military equipment poke through the surf. The Inland pastures hold clusters of bunkers Ami Oise ends reminders of the German defensive fortifications. Ste. Mere eclipse the first Trench town liberated by the invading forces boasts a museum in the shape of the Parachute that brought the liberators from the sky. This town was integral to the control of roads throughout Normandy. The Church on the main Square and the museum Are important stops for a visitor trying to understand the Battle of a Day Cherbourg the port Here was a major objective of the invaders. On the night of Uno 21, the germans defending Cherbourg were offered a surrender ultimatum which was ignored. The air attack began on the fortified positions of the town the next Day. Ground forces fought fierce Bailies to  the edges of the town by june 26. On that afternoon the germans surrendered. As a Mailer of Honor the German commander at first refused to give up saying he could resist an infantry attack but not an armoured one. The americans moved one Lank Forward and he a Able to surrender with his Honor intact. Day v-i-45 $. 19b9 stripes Magazine 17