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The name of the obstructions escape me (Rommel's Asparagus?) but the one's you see in the old pictures are taken at low-tide. They are meant to rip open the bottoms or blow up (some had mines on them) landing craft before they could unload the soldiers. Allied frogmen (future SEALS) went in before the invasion and cleared lanes through these obstacles for the landing craft. The Beach Obstacles you mention are called Tetraheda, designed to be used as described by the previous responder. Rommel's asparegus were poles placed in the ground as a defence against glider troop landings.

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Q: What were those metal obstructions on the beaches at Normandy and what were they for?
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