Heinrich Severloh

Heinrich Severloh (23 June 1923 – 14 January 2006) was a soldier in the German 352nd Infantry Division stationed in Normandy in 1944. He became infamous for a memoir, WN 62 – Erinnerungen an Omaha Beach Normandie, 6. Juni 1944, published in 2000. This book is noted for the authors’ claim that as a machine gunner, Severloh inflicted over 2,000 casualties to American soldiers landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Subsequent to the book being published, some have referred to Severloh as “The Beast of Omaha.” However, Severloh’s claim is not viewed as credible by either US or German historians.