 As late as 13 : 35 the German 352nd division was reporting that the assault had been hurled back into the sea . From the German vantage point at Pointe de la Percée , overlooking the whole beach from the western end , it seemed that the assault had been stopped at the beach . An officer there noted that troops were seeking cover behind obstacles , and counted ten tanks burning . By 07 : 35 , the third battalion of the 726th Grenadier Regiment , defending Draw F @-@ 1 on Fox Green beach , was reporting that 100 – 200 American troops had penetrated the front , with troops inside the wire at WN @-@ 62 and WN @-@ 61 attacking the Germans from the rear . Casualties among the defenders were mounting . While the 916th regiment , defending the center of the 352nd zone , was reporting that the landings had been frustrated , it was also requesting reinforcements . The request could not be met , because the situation elsewhere in Normandy was becoming more urgent for the defenders . The reserve regiment , the 915th of the 352nd division , which had earlier been ordered against the American airborne landings to the west of Omaha , was diverted to the Gold zone east of Omaha , the defenses there having crumbled . 
