What was rommel asparagus

Post by Erik E » 19 Nov Skip to content. Quick links. Rommel asparagus, what exactly they were? Post by Romani » 17 Apr Hello! I am translating a book on the Normandy landings, and there's confusion about the name "Rommel spargel" asparagus I have always heard these were the poles put in fields to hamper paratrooper and glider landings, but some people say the name was used too for the anti landing craft obstacles on beaches, logs at the low tide , sometimes with mines on top.

I tried a search, but I didn't found exactly what i was looking for Can anyone clear this up? Thanks in advance. Re: Rommel asparagus, what exactly they were? Post by ducatim » 17 Apr Hi, the Rommelspargel were wooden poles made from trees ehhh, seems logic The poles or things that were created on the beaches had different names. Towed by a C47 transport aircraft, the Horsa was let loose over the target and glided down to land in the open fields of France. The U. Ordnance Museum provided Col.

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Mere Eglise contains a wealth of records and artifacts about the paratroopers of D-Day. Outside the Airborne Museum, the Ste. Mere Eglise Church looms behind the Sherman Tank on display. Brothers in Arms Wiki Explore. Brothers in Arms Series.

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This is the kind of Obstacle that would have awaited Allied Troops on all beaches during the Normandy Landings. Each beach impediment came topped with a teller mine, designed to blow the bottom out of any landing boats. I have also heard of this type of equipment referred to as Hitlers Asparagus. Click to expand I visited a website a while back and they were asking about this stuff.

Somebody was saying they wanted to find a photo of it but couldnt. Hmmm I cant remember what site it was but If I can remember Im sure they would like this picture. Also they were driven into open fields along the Normandy coast and were designed to damage gliders landing in the French fields. Ordered in place by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the commander of the Atlantic Wall defenses, the logs did extensive damage to the Allied glider forces.

In spite of this damage, the gliders were largely successful in landing their troops and equipment. Copy image link.