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Dog Green Sector was the site of worst casualties.
Company A of 116th (29 division) did come in on target and to their horror they could see that the German defences were intact, and everything was quiet. Where were the Germans.
Company A set out in six landing craft. One craft went down a kilometre off the beach. The soldiers from that boat sank under the waves, pulled down by their heavy equipment. Another landing craft disintegrated under mortar fire.
The other four landing craft beached in four to six feet of water about 30 feet short of the obstacles. They were to split into 3 groups and wade in single file, a centre column and two flanks peeling off to the left and right. However, as soon as they were in the water they were mowed down by automatic fire and mortars.
The men who made it to the water's edge found it impossible to hold to get across the sand and many had to retreat to the water for cover. They sought protection in the red water among the floating cadavers and flotsam.
All the officers were killed and the leaderless men gave up the assault of the beach, instead looking after the wounded...many of whom drowned in the rising tide. Others, under cover of the high tide, finally made it to the sea wall.
About two thirds of the force was lost.
DOG GREEN
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