Attacking the MOST Fortified Beach of Normandy | History Traveler Episode 180

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Part 6 of the "Normandy 1944" Series

What was the most fortified beach of Normandy on D-Day? Many would say Omaha Beach, but that would be incorrect. In this episode, we're taking a look at the most heavily fortified beach of Normandy that was protecting a city that the Allied wanted to take as much as the Germans wanted to hold. In between the beach and the city would stand the subterranean stronghold of Hillman Battery.

Big thanks to Paul Woodadge of ‪@WW2TV‬ for his contributions to this episode. Be sure to watch and subscribe to his channel, which features the most in depth treatments on WWII with some of the world's leading historians.

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