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How did German 88-mm guns support the defenses around Sword Beach?
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Sword Beach
Injured and exhausted assault troops being helped ashore at Sword Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
German 88-mm guns were positioned a few miles inland from Sword Beach to provide defensive support for the area. These guns were tasked with backing up the machine guns and mortars that were situated in the dunes and local villas, which together formed the Germans' first line of defense against the Normandy Invasion forces.2