Dead Man's Corner at Saint Côme-du-Mont, France was one of my favorite spots in my visit to Normandy. Elements of the 101st Airborne dropped nearby in the early opening hours of Operation Overlord. The area was heavily defended by Col. Heydte's 6th Fallschrimjager Regiment and the 3rd Battalion 1058th Grenadier Regiment. On June 7, 1944, a light Stuart tank entered the intersection and was taken out by German forces. A body of one of the tank's crew members laid partially out of the hatch. So as troops passed the intersection, they referenced it as "Dead Man's Corner."
It's home to one of the most unique museums in the Normandy area and includes the jump jacket of Lt. Dick Winters.
Dead Man's Corner - June 6, 2015
Dead Man's Corner - around June 8-10, 1944
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