The landings at Utah Beach were easier than those of Omaha, where thousands upon thousands of Allied men were slaughtered on the beach. Here, after the bombers had, wave after wave, saturated the coast defenses which were mercilessly bombarded by the warships anchored offshore, the first elements of the 4th Infantry Division touched down at low tide at 06:30, well below the beach obstacles placed by the enemy. Two squadrons of DD tanks launched 3Km from the shore, landed with loss of only two, and took the enemy, shocked by the heavy bombardment, by surprise...