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This Was D-Day III As Seen Through German Eyes
A German artillery lieutenant recalls D-Day from Avranches near Cherbourg, describing tired troops, outdated weapons, Allied air superiority, and the collapse of the Atlantic Wall. After heavy losses he is wounded and evacuated, reflecting on war weariness and morale.
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Russia
Avaranches
Eastern Front
Berlin
Chert-bourg
Normandy
Atlantic Wall
Rommel
von Besail
Las
Tris
D-Day
Editer
Alps
French Corst
Steen
Ddex
Associated Press
Germany
Floegge Bonn
Avranches
Cherbourg
Normandys
France
Orne River
West Fourth Street
Baer
Holland
Robert Bryan
East Fifth Street
Tillery
Francis E. Wetzel
Czechoslovakia
Carole
HL. Wright
East Fourth Street
Spain
Hitler
San Francisco
Union Bridge
Ick Memorial Hospital
Mary Baer
Arthur A. Sebuck
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