 Casualties were heaviest among the troops landing at either end of Omaha . In the east at Fox Green and the adjacent stretch of Easy Red , scattered elements of three companies were reduced to half strength by the time they gained the relative safety of the shingle , many of them having crawled the 300 yards ( 270 m ) of beach just ahead of the incoming tide . Within 15 minutes of landing at Dog Green on the western end of the beach , A / 116 had been cut to pieces , the leaders among the 120 or so casualties , the survivors reduced to seeking cover at the water 's edge or behind obstacles . The smaller Ranger company to their right had fared a little better , having made the shelter of the bluffs , but were also down to half strength . 
