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Yes… a few Ost veterans… but everyone had some of them! 352 was the best of a bad bunch. Certainly better than the ‘Stomach & Ear’ battalions of 716.
All the beaches had covering rockets, but mainly frame launched Wurfgerät 40s fired by infantry units. If I remember correctly, US Intelligence after the battle noted Omaha had 38 firing pits, each housing 4 rockets all set to bear on the beach.
WN 67 was a simple position designed to accommodate the firing position of a multiple rocket launcher battery at the head of the Moulins Draw and was similar to that near Tailleville in WN 23 on Juno and was armed with 38 32cm Wurfgerät and crewed by men from Werfer Regiment 84 who are believed to have arrived ahead of the brigade.
WN69 showed tell-tale scorch marks on the ground from Wfgt40s being fired from frame launchers.
However many engineer reports note that the cables from the launchers to the control boxes were severed in the bombardment.
Werfer Brigade 7 seems to have been split up as supporting batteries along the area and also to have designated men to crew positions and it seems likely act as technical and training assistance for the infantry units with frame launchers. Although its stated it didn’t arrive in the area till 6th June, Werfer Rgt. 84 was at Beauvais on the 18th May, which is still a good distance from Normandy.
Werfer-Regiment 84
I. Abteilung
1.-3./84 = 6x 15 cm Werfer each
21./84 = 8x 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42
II. Abteilung
4.-6./84 = 6x 15 cm Werfer each
22./84 = 8x 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42
III. (schw.) Abteilung
7.-9./84 = 6x 30 cm Werfer each
The Gliederung of 716 ID dated 1st May 1944 notes 21 sWG 41 as bodenständige weapons. These were the 28/32cm steel frame launched rockets.