The first crack In the beach defenses was finally accomplished by terrific and wonderful naval gunflre, which knocked out the big emplacements [long range artillery bullt Into the bluffs]. __ When the heavy fire stopped, our men were organized by their officers and pushed on inland , clrcling machine-gun nests and taking them from the rear. As one officer said, the only way to take a beach is to face It and keep going. It is costly at first, but It's the only way.If the men are pinned down on the beach dug In and out of action, they might as well not be there at all. They hold up the waves behind them, and nothing Is being galned. Our men were pinned down for a while , but finally they stood up and went through, and so we took that beach and accomplished our landing .We did It with every advantage on the enemy's side and every disadvantage on ours. The reading best gives the description of what major European Theatre Battle? A Battle of Normandy (D -Day) B Operation Torch C Battle of Midway D Battle of Stalingrad