Supported by a Panzer Company that would come on in Reserves. The beach was lined with two pillboxes, an adjoining trenchline across the whole of the table and mines and wire to the front of those. German forces were to defend the town from the invading American forces. Two heavy mortar plts and a battery of 10.5cm howitzers started off in town, ablt to fire on the beach, as well as a Tank Hunter plt. A plt of Pak40 guns and 2 Panzergrenadier plts overlooked the beach directly. In Reseve were the Panzerkompanie (HQ and two Panzer plts) as well as pioneers, gepanzerte panzergrenadiers, a medium mortar plt, another panzergrenadier plt.