
Invasion Of Normandy #3

by Science Photo Library
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Invasion Of Normandy #3
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Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Invasion of Normandy, 1944. Scene on Omaha Beach on the afternoon of D-Day, 6 June 1944, showing casualties on the beach, a bogged-down Sherman tank, several wrecked trucks and German anti-landing obstructions. An LST (tank landing ship) is beached at centre left, and invasion shipping is seen off shore. The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the largest seaborne invasion in history. They successfully liberated the Normandy coast of Nazi-occupied France, contributing to the Allied victory in World War II.
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