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What were Widerstandsnester in the German defenses at Omaha Beach?

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D-Day: Omaha Beach — Omaha Beach U.S. infantrymen wading from their landing craft toward Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

At Omaha Beach, the term Widerstandsnester refers to 13 fortified "resistance nests" constructed by the Germans to defend the landing area.1

These strongpoints were part of a formidable defensive network designed to protect the beach, which was also heavily mined and supported by an extensive trench system. The Widerstandsnester were strategically positioned to allow German troops to cover the beach with both grazing enfilade fire and plunging fire from the surrounding cliffs, effectively turning the area into a "killing zone" for the invading Allied forces.1