Which German division defended Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944?

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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.

The German unit that defended Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, was the 352nd Infantry Division.12

This division was a well-equipped unit that included veterans from the Eastern Front, and its defensive positions—which utilized grazing enfilade fire and plunging fire from the surrounding cliffs—created a "killing zone" that inflicted heavy casualties on the assaulting U.S. 1st and 29th infantry divisions.34