The Debrief - D-Day: Defeating the Nazi’s Atlantic Wall

The Atlantic Wall took more than two years to build, and yet it was cracked open in just a single day. And while that fact may make the construction of the wall seem pointless, it is important to remember that all the bunkers, barbed wire, mines, and tank traps did not give “Festung Europa” a roof. 113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5Trn3qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3mQW5zRg-T4Z8dqgW7FmlRS76qNQpW2VzgJj9jhn-WW5SpNlb5-KVVvW1-xY5Z1-hX-6W3BR9R88JH7xDW4yK2Kj1WZ583W54nMP_4DK-nSW12yNVj76FvmYW64l3987X6hJbVJsXCt9frnqpW8GQkd35p8pVdW8x93-F58JbS-W2Knz2p83Fr_NW4jZdjv3pYGf-V3D-mz6tQWlRW5sh60l5L8cbwW2Np-K382P3fkW9fhTWw8pB57MW6T_dXr4YJP7yW3cY6Vs6Lv3tLW4BH2dK8LZ4X2W4pBvQh8_sG8JW5_7syf82cTwqf27XMk204 [tal-Atlantic-Wall-on-D-Day-v2](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5Tr-3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3krW3VVgVb56d68ZW7DXhQk168M6TN6rNG9kk7mN3W9bTczK3hXrcXVq_jSk6-dQvFW5hbXPQ5r9--fW7QpjrQ6DT6GwW1W-dYd5fC5d1W1rs2p17_wNdzW8FBKx93yNR_vW3J94PT4vS8THW12X4MK6Y0-h2VsWLLX34fDvtW2C-YyB5L0dvrW6dkPJX77DP-wW7JWpZ69jqsS-W92L3pP3g-G9sW7lwG937gtZJrW739Gz25pTrlJVs_txn8MyhK7W3N0yQJ3k2cqNN2hD0dYy4qWVW6MnWJP8kN2zTW3v4NyY7CDKXvW5zTHH_1YQZtnW8XYZ_Z1Dp-x-W682c-p7tmK8cW4ZK9kF156mccf8CQmjR04) [D-DAY: DEFEATING THE NAZI’S ATLANTIC WALL](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5Tr-3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mgW6Vcprg15Sc5NVLC7JZ1XBZb1N8WNh35mk_yWW6-TJ297V68szN1pTHGZtTf9_W35_3XT7lBWKKW2CXPrh7yKHnfVywC9M3z-Hm2W62JRhj4wf4jfW2CTKXR66l6nnW1rJkFK5P_fy_W5T1NJD6CnlX2W3kCFP51HMdZmW83--Rh3j4hWbW2N-BMT8qKttQW8dqGrT4s5v1KW3DFg-41L0H1lW1TN9NT3BqQZJW57vjMf3DnhQpVkkT3G7wlB91VPRBYM4MR1vFW67y9pY7HnYnQVgMY2d2vK_y-W7QDJsf8kY1XnW4_cByT8QkHKfW4C-0Hh5F4Cl2W4wBvqN7vjC_wW9jzQcW5GM2ZKf7pRkt604) By Tom Laemlein June 6th, 2024 - The Atlantic Wall took more than two years to build, and yet it was cracked open in just a single day. And while that fact may make the construction ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5Tr-3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mMW4yNpwj2dzDXDVv0LLC4cPntqW7SFlx68mtwQDW7x0YxS8dL45jN78ns7XtC4gmW3jbTHR4bjgBGW7C1HhF79V4b4W3FtJ343-DtbxW83QmXV1FbYfcW6TB-VQ4VQl4ZW2v6JHz4L4rzLW1v1T9h38V4ZlW14d4hS4YltLhW8MFBDc65nPQ4F3bvg694mpHW1cq-Ph5Mz8tCW8dtL292sQG_mW3njxpc2HV27KN10fvSK_P88fW3ywjHv7FMDwpVXj8823Gz2zJW5hl3Dp21-SzsW4f59jT7FQCNnV-3jy23byMGQW4DCqQS1DjV5wW6NxG9l6ZqxztW8ct_Sf8nvlgNW6-Wkb84B3yKzf7mkdT-04) [tal-Springfield-Hellcat-Pro-Comp](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5TrH3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3nfV3Jd0r7sc7W-W3Z0cVJ5qdWxDW5gCZkB1LbT-gVjnyc44ND32FW3fkSPW7nmY-wW8pjnvV1YvzYSN5cpR_VST9gmW2XTXK32Mt_JTN418lrnnndFCW7Z8Zzg2MpFMdW3m4HQC8WdmDBV9r21_8nyqdcVM7Psm6YzYPPW3Dn8Zp7N9ttCN3h5bRR3VqldW2Bcj3t3Nj_ChW72JBjJ6_27JXN4h49vlP6mLQW4vq01P8r2JNdN1H6gf7Qm_FFVhCfrz44WM5gW1YTdC991-Jb-W7vJMNZ3Rsj1CW4dd2YX37k0YRW6XXMPV89dFNTW3YwBbs87nJRMf8p3ZGv04) [THE INTEGRALLY COMPENSATED HELLCAT PRO COMP](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5TrH3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3nQW8yFs0r24LTc6W2HRcTf8wTjSjW1rQ7sf16mbdDW4xHF1h5xpm9wV2c9nN94q4-NN4HKFlcxn8WdW3dPKxg1hbmnQW4XKq233fFn4SN8JByHvBy5TBN2L3TkTzjfz0W7WWjS_52nt88VBY23Y1JykJDW881D4t97PT6SN2YM3XWmVKxSW5CdjP-7KPc8VW5vl2yH6pMtlLW7C19yv3LSvdTVYV3gS3F9h7yW304mg135L99tW82WsV13rMdNMMd_wxCtqH0jN3npcSMt8DvBW8cv8QW950pslW7qPQlv5TjD9fW7jSvCL1GgXgqW8SyH8D360GhGf8xYNMx04) By Jeremy Tremp June 4th, 2024 - I bet you’ve heard the saying, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too”. Well, with the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro Comp model, you can eat all ... [WATCH VIDEO](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5TrH3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3mTW5-5WtL5zNqhKW4KqR8Z8T7dMrW31wWF83v8f9xW6MK1Gf4N7HgpW8j_QGk4tN_ZMM7stpFS80zqW76h5yT7J1s6jW2vR7ZB8jtVrFW20hDsR7ntKYWW5K20fj4ss4xrW7FTv7Y98MzHNW4hZRDb12v5TfW7R3lGl3hZvmRW1C3kNb1KfsNMN6mVHK0rgYf1N1S8FTwlJy1lW94X2_X1DYXMZW4xg4h47XXHyVN5F_5FdP1WYtM22MT0-qHJnW7TLTB67-3zBvW1Zz5vd83KvvtN6sBjCyq_qqpW61NMSj5PCjs_W6K6zry5nP291N1sR-ZjK4Gvqf7rCCRM04) [tal-mule-deer-hunt](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5TrH3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3q7N6f5c8mMwVk6W1tJQK03sS602W7J3nvq6N000CW88x61L6zG3fxW4qMmkQ3_Zw9xW5VzqLz8S8S7PW8HtMVQ15-tH0W7V051N4J1rkyW4lG0Rz6P9896W6sWH223KN45nW6XK4Kz97PxZWW4Rf_PP6YnVFNW1mMFmd8H5JJgW3Dn6XP10qqg0W27Ch4j1GKXRTN6_8zqJ4cNHRW3tqvCW19gVJvW1jkdzP7Jn0LbW368HSD4PbFgtW88dKsY8gNJLSW3VDHtj52NDVkW9lfQwx8zbR7zW5QH5Wj8nXYHhVVKrZ72FRhGvVcyDDW18d5ySW8pTNpf7Dblr2f5MthtK04) [BRIDGET’S 1,000-YARD MULE DEER STALK](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5TrH3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3kSW18ZftL7Sst6yW9f8BZH8l_5DFW2q1MzT8GksRnVQFlzL3ZRSzrW9lMpTw2xqS_pN49LQX077Sv5W4TXHkF5R6X70W4zcWhS5rTX3tW22-2K43_yT0vW1VRSGQ5BM4CqN1d5VM7S54w1VVk3x57q8fWSW7n-MDR4Wx1w2W8CY4dm1p8GVlW8XMy0S3ckrhjW1FjM1h3GGQW4N99CWLlGR9BKW2FKNqy3c1mDYV_WXbs36wp5TW570btY6t4YRnW24RthM4BShKXW5fp8864qkjK2W6LV_pn34lK5jN1DLg35PMd8tW1dsFMZ9fXWRpW4hXXXq7zJThSf7JdMhK04) By Bridget Fabel June 3rd, 2024 - Mule deer hunting is one of my favorite big game pursuits. I grew up hunting whitetail with my bow back east and moved to Utah just over 10 years ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5TrH3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3mpW3JHY2B165GxCW2bBpmG1HnSsbV3KQT32ySy_zW151CfJ55Kbz9W8S9mt22LJ-WpW79htjB7FDvw0VFjt1p3kqPMQW6JnNrN2CHX7vVS4Qq_1Dk0FPV-Y1kZ1dxdqwW89CXz22fSjr5W6MFZWz3XHWW_W3BMSn36_KYkMN2GQNWDCGRpzW1f3Q3-4mJRs_W947jXc8CXFFsW2Y0V9k3jF0zmW7Y719F1Q4X7rW8rg0wc5LqP3DN4cmsG-TmPBFW1Dlkz3142-_YW1XCr127rwFhmW5FsL4h6NnCtBVJLFGW57cxDsW8P7Ssy3zTWkVM_4mzJ6P4PCf22hJ6004) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we consider what the heroes of D-Day faced on the beaches of Normandy, review the newest addition to the Hellcat Pro family, and tag along with Bridget Fabel on a mule deer hunt. First up, we have historian Tom Laemlien break down what the Allies faced on the deadly beaches of Normandy during Operation Neptune — better known as “D-Day”. Facing years of German preparation, these heroes defeated the “Atlantic Wall” to ensure the liberation of Europe. Click [here](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5Tr-3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3nNW7tXkBL5F1x4jW9gRJWB7Jgl-QVNpvmR4JSNW4W6jT9qR20M98mW7Rgc0n7HhKMjW6LT2NV1F7C0mW5BlF-v6V-QjsW1PyT6y1VfjwXW8jdLyN2zqJYrW6CXrjw3f8xnMW2Zhlrs45WzXMW5CbhdK8q_wTmW1Wxb2p106mRlW2DXnn22sR0vnW7tS-xT560ktkW96jsfq4_P7jXW2zm5DL5fY9LvW2b3HZd4-Q_SkW9bVB2b7rq8jcW4g82z77TzSKQW1fNkcd7sxmSpMf6q1723BSXVNXg4N1B0NVcW3FjXqQ85N68vN58SCpP1F8GgN5pCpj7M6bXhW3DRk0C77dCyyVvCTgT8yn0CLdWT8B604) to find out how. Next, we have Jeremy Tremp review the new Hellcat Pro Comp. Featuring an integral compensator, this pistol ensures that you have ultra-fast and accurate follow-up shots with the capable EDC 9mm pistol. Check out the video and article [here](113/c2jPK04/VWtQzh4Y18XvN6lNP5MT_6GVW9h8NV35f_p4lN6G5TrH3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3pDW5RHzYW248PZZW3Wpft382hLM3W3kv5P16FJ6wsW5pqbm-5qx-gxW4Wbt8s5kHffsVGBCQy4pMRtlW2Xh5_r5RfcJvW3XnQx01R8gXJN5P35KjHF7hkW3B9x0g8ZknQsVXfJgf8gVhnmV-ysTp7B4G4fN7nLYY18v_7_W24gx_Q3gZsRsVRXTnq2vMXbMW5XBwyx8p7CrgW854thp2VSDNjW3l-Bx4878gYBN2qRM0ZSj020W4--DRT1NLrd7W43J0NW29lmx7W3D6KRD42-s9cW6wFMP57SMHGlW6kkC2C15_jL7W5XQQjW96jVF2W4d9BhY7L-MpFf4r-qpP04). And lastly, we have Bridget Fabel take us along on her Utah mule deer hunt with the Model 2020 Waypoint. From stalking it at 1,000 yards to the shot to take the animal, she takes us on a fascinating journey. 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