Heinrich "Hein" Severloh, also known as the Beast of Omaha, (23 June 1923 – 14 January 2006) was a soldier in the German 352nd Infantry Division stationed in Normandy in 1944. Severloh became notable for a memoir he published in the German language WN 62 – Erinnerungen an Omaha Beach Normandie, 6

Das Widerstandsnest 62 war ein befestigter und teilweise verbunkerter deutscher Stützpunkt zur Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs, der sich als Teil des Atlantikwalls an der Küste der Normandie befand. Die Bekanntheit dieser Verteidigungsstellung rührt aus der Tatsache, dass die US-amerikanischen Landungstruppen, die 1944 im Rahmen der Operation ...

In the early hours of June 6, 1944, a 20-year-old German soldier hurried to his post at Wiederstandsnest 62 (WN62) overlooking Omaha Beach to man his MG 42 machine gun. Tossed around in the English Channel in front of him were over 34,000 American troops waiting for their chance to land on that beach and earn their place in history.

2022年6月12日 · There were 40 German soldiers manning WN-62 at the time of the invasion. 27 Landsers were assigned to the 716 th Infantry Division, while the remainder belonged to Severloh’s 352d. Their primary task was to direct the fire of the heavy 10.5cm howitzers sited some 5 kilometers inland.

When in the dawn of June 6, 1944, the western Allies opened their offensive against the Atlantic Wall on the coast of Normandy, with 7,000 ships and 13,000 airplanes, Severloh, the machine-gunner who became the German most feared by the Americans, was posted at …

奥马哈海滩之兽——Hein Severloh，不但讲述了WN 62号火力点的故事，而且作为几十年来不多的几个德军一方的幸存者，他的话很快引起了德国国内甚至美国人的兴趣。

Severloh was part of WN-62, the largest strongpoint defending Omaha Beach. The American plan of attack divided Omaha Beach into ten sectors, codenamed Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, Easy Green, Easy Red, Fox Green and Fox Red.

2000年1月1日 · Severloh describes when the Allies, on D-Day, June 6, 1944, launched their dawn offensive on the Normandy coast against the Atlantic Wall with 7,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft.