Question
Major Sidney Bingham’s battalion was separated due to these defenses during a battle commented on by Samuel Beckett’s report “The Capital of the Ruins.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these defenses which rendered conventional tanks useless during a campaign which included the Battle of Saint-Lô. “Rhino tanks” outfitted with “tusks” ultimately prevailed over these defenses during Operation Cobra.
ANSWER: Norman hedgerows [accept bocage normand]
[10m] The defense of Normandy’s hedgerows during the Second World War was planned by this general alongside Gerd von Rundstedt. This Nazi general was away celebrating his wife’s birthday during the Normandy landings.
ANSWER: Erwin Rommel [or Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel; prompt on the Desert Fox]
[10e] Machine guns hidden among hedgerows heavily impeded soldiers advancing from this beach. This beach, named for a Nebraska city, saw the bloodiest fighting during D-Day.
ANSWER: Omaha Beach
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