On 6 June 1944 in Normandy, the American Forces slammed ashore on Utah Beach, 2.5 kilometres southern than expected. This navigation miscalculation put the Americans out of range of the heavy coastal batteries of Saint-Marcouf and Azzeville. At 6:40 am, Brigadier-General Theodore Roosevelt Second-in-command of the 4th Infantry Division landed with the first assault wave, composed of units of the 8th Infantry Regiment and tanks of the 70th Tank Battalion. One hour later, the engineers had cleared off the beach, and the German defenses were neutralized, as the strongpoint WN 5 at La Madeleine. The Americans moved inland. At the end of the morning, the junction occured with the parachutists of the 101st Airborne Division. Around 7 pm, General Collins who commands the VIIth Army Corps had set up his headquarter in Audouville-la-Hubert.