WN 62 was the strongest of the 15 strongpoints overlooking what was to become known as Omaha Beach. They stretched from WN 60 above the Cabourg Draw (codenamed Exit F-1) near the cliffs at the eastern end to WN 74, four and a half miles to the west, just beyond the small coastal village of Vierville.

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.

WN60 was taken from the east, as they had no view on the beach. 1 x 8,8 cm protected by a Bunker (finished at 25.04.1944) had the job to guard the beach from the east to the west. The only other 8,8 cm as at WN 72. This is where the National Guard monument is at Vierville.

Wn62 Colleville-sur-Mer, (Omaha Beach) Bigot Map Details. I cannot find a date for this map but it could be as late as May 1944. These maps were issued to Bigoted officers. If you were in the know, you were a Bigot level security. If you did not know, you knew nothing at all and only worked on rumours from your mates.

The Wn 62 is located to the west of the plateau dominating the valley of the Revolution, near Colleville-sur-Mer. It is one of three support posts in the village of Colleville, opposite Omaha Beach. It consists of two casemates H669 and one casemate H667. It is armed by 25 soldiers of the 3 Kompanie (726. Infanterie-Regiment, 716.

WN 62 Omaha Beach, Normandy - this is one of two 612 bunkers. An historic site to visit and just steps away from the beautiful American Cemetery at Colleville. This is a fairly easy site to visit and I strongly recommend getting here early.

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Strongpoint located at Colleville-sur mer. It remains a sublime beach and conviction... That which the humiliation of a people is to be banished.

2013年8月20日 · WN 62 or Widerstandsnest 62 (Resistance Nest 62) overlooks Easy Red and Fox Green Sectors of OMAHA Beach at Colleville sur Mer. WN-62 was the most powerful resistance nest on the OMAHA beach coastline. It was here that Heinrich Severloh a German soldier of 352nd Infantry Division manned an MG42 Machine Gun.