D-day Normandy Invasion

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1944 - D-Day Statement - Page 1

Three Men Of The 834Th Engineer Aviation Battalion Look Over Landing Operations At Normandy Beach, France. - Page 1

Landings On The Normandy Coast Of France On D-Day, 6 June 1944. - Page 1

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General View Of Normandy Beach, France After The D-Day Invasion. Note The Numerous Bomb Craters Along The Battle-Scarred Beach. 22 June 1944. - Page 1

Thumbnail for Just A Few Miles Behind The Front Lines In Normandy, France, Men Of The 9Th Air Force Aviation Engineers Constructed Emergency Landing Strips With "Hessian Mat" Used For Surfacing. After The Selected Site For The Airstrip Is Graded And Leveled, The Mat, - Page 3

Just A Few Miles Behind The Front Lines In Normandy, France, Men Of The 9Th Air Force Aviation Engineers Constructed Emergency Landing Strips With "Hessian Mat" Used For Surfacing. After The Selected Site For The Airstrip Is Graded And Leveled, The Mat, - Page 3

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Thumbnail for The Waters Along Normandy Beach, France Are Flocked With Shipping As Reinforcments And Supplies Are Funneled Ashore During The Invasion Of France On 22 June 1944. Balloon Barrages Float Overhead To Protect The Ships From Low Flying Enemy Strafers. - Page 1

The Waters Along Normandy Beach, France Are Flocked With Shipping As Reinforcments And Supplies Are Funneled Ashore During The Invasion Of France On 22 June 1944. Balloon Barrages Float Overhead To Protect The Ships From Low Flying Enemy Strafers. - Page 1

Thumbnail for This Peaceful Scene Is Part Of The Invasion Fleet Lying Off The Coast Of Southern France A Few Hours After The Initial Landings Were Made. - Page 1

This Peaceful Scene Is Part Of The Invasion Fleet Lying Off The Coast Of Southern France A Few Hours After The Initial Landings Were Made. - Page 1

Thumbnail for Wreckage Of A Republic P-47, Which Crashed During The D-Day Invasion, Lies On The Battle-Scarred Beach Of Normandy, France. 22 June 1944. - Page 1

Wreckage Of A Republic P-47, Which Crashed During The D-Day Invasion, Lies On The Battle-Scarred Beach Of Normandy, France. 22 June 1944. - Page 1

Thumbnail for BEACHHEAD LANDINGS-Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's west wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward and vehicles surge - Page 1

BEACHHEAD LANDINGS-Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's west wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward and vehicles surge - Page 1

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Thumbnail for Quickly And Efficiently Members Of The 351St Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group Load Their Necessary Equipment Onto Trucks And Jeeps Which Will Transfer Them To Their Planes On The Field All Ready To Participate In The D-Day Invasion On 6 June 1944. E - Page 1

Quickly And Efficiently Members Of The 351St Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group Load Their Necessary Equipment Onto Trucks And Jeeps Which Will Transfer Them To Their Planes On The Field All Ready To Participate In The D-Day Invasion On 6 June 1944. E - Page 1

Thumbnail for As thousands of Allied naval craft ferried to and from the beachhead in Northern France, a Martin B-26 Marauder of the U.S. Army 9th AF took this picture while enroute to bomb railway yards at Avranches, France. - Page 2

As thousands of Allied naval craft ferried to and from the beachhead in Northern France, a Martin B-26 Marauder of the U.S. Army 9th AF took this picture while enroute to bomb railway yards at Avranches, France. - Page 2

Smoke screen laid to protect landing of allied troops on French Beachhead. - Page 1

BEACHHEAD LANDINGS. Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as Allied Landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on 6 June 44. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward and vehicles surge - Page 2

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Thumbnail for FRANCE-BEACHHEAD LANDINGS-Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as Allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward - Page 1

FRANCE-BEACHHEAD LANDINGS-Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as Allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward - Page 1

Thumbnail for Obstacles In The Invasion....This Photo, Made At Low Tide On The Invasion Coast At Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France, Shows German Teller Mines Affixed To Posts And Planted Several Hundred Feet From The Beach. At High Tide, These Are Covered With Water And Cau - Page 1

Obstacles In The Invasion....This Photo, Made At Low Tide On The Invasion Coast At Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France, Shows German Teller Mines Affixed To Posts And Planted Several Hundred Feet From The Beach. At High Tide, These Are Covered With Water And Cau - Page 1

Activities Of The 4Th Combat Camera Unit In France. June 1944. - Page 1

Landing Operations Of The 834Th Engineer Aviation Battalion At Normandy Beach, France. - Page 1

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Aerial View Of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, Taken 6 June 1944, Showing Landing Of Two Infantry Regiments (18Th And 115Th), Vehicles, And Landing Craft. - Page 1

Thumbnail for Men And Assault Vehicles Storm The Beaches Of Normandy As Allied Landing Craft Make A Dent In Germany'S West Wall On 6 June 44. As Wave After Wave Of Landing Craft Unload Their Cargo, Men Move Forward And Vehicles Surge Up The Roads. 3Rd Bomb Division, - Page 1

Men And Assault Vehicles Storm The Beaches Of Normandy As Allied Landing Craft Make A Dent In Germany'S West Wall On 6 June 44. As Wave After Wave Of Landing Craft Unload Their Cargo, Men Move Forward And Vehicles Surge Up The Roads. 3Rd Bomb Division, - Page 1

Thumbnail for AS SUPPLIES POUR ASHORE for THE INVASION OF FRANCE. Photo made by a U.S. Coast Guard combat photographer from a hillside cut with the trenches of the ousted Nazi. The waters are flocked with shipping as reinforcements and supplies - Page 1

AS SUPPLIES POUR ASHORE for THE INVASION OF FRANCE. Photo made by a U.S. Coast Guard combat photographer from a hillside cut with the trenches of the ousted Nazi. The waters are flocked with shipping as reinforcements and supplies - Page 1

Thumbnail for Avoiding The Great Craters Left By Bombs Of The 8Th Aaf, Landing Craft Nose Into The Shore Somewhere Along The Beachhead On The Coast Of Nazi Held France. Army Vehicles Dotting The Shore Shown In This 8Th Air Force Reconnaissance Photo. - Page 1

Avoiding The Great Craters Left By Bombs Of The 8Th Aaf, Landing Craft Nose Into The Shore Somewhere Along The Beachhead On The Coast Of Nazi Held France. Army Vehicles Dotting The Shore Shown In This 8Th Air Force Reconnaissance Photo. - Page 1

France - Equipment On Beach Which Has Just Been Unloaded From Landing Barges On Beach. 6 June 1944. - Page 1

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Thumbnail for During the early days of the invasion, ships were deliberately sunk to create breakwaters for the protection of shipping facilities at the beachheads. A string of ten ships, scuttled to ofrm an "L," is shown here off an American beachhead in Normandy - Page 1

During the early days of the invasion, ships were deliberately sunk to create breakwaters for the protection of shipping facilities at the beachheads. A string of ten ships, scuttled to ofrm an "L," is shown here off an American beachhead in Normandy - Page 1

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Thumbnail for American Liberty shiops were deliberately scuttled off the beaches to provide makeshift breakwaters during the early days of the invasion somewhere in France. This scene shows 13 Liberty ships ofrmed into a protecting screen for the vessels - Page 1

American Liberty shiops were deliberately scuttled off the beaches to provide makeshift breakwaters during the early days of the invasion somewhere in France. This scene shows 13 Liberty ships ofrmed into a protecting screen for the vessels - Page 1

Thumbnail for France - Same Beaches On D-Day. Plane Has Moved To Within 35 Miles Of The Same Coast, Its Position Indicated By Bright Spots In Center Of Scope. Invasion Fleet (Smaller Blobs And Grains) Is Clearly Visible Massed Just Off Shore. (An/Aps-15). - Page 1

France - Same Beaches On D-Day. Plane Has Moved To Within 35 Miles Of The Same Coast, Its Position Indicated By Bright Spots In Center Of Scope. Invasion Fleet (Smaller Blobs And Grains) Is Clearly Visible Massed Just Off Shore. (An/Aps-15). - Page 1

Thumbnail for France - Normandy Beaches Looked Like This In The Radar Scopes Of 8Th Air Force Bombers During Pre-Invasion Reconnaissance Flights. Despite Solid Clouds, Coastline And Built-Up Areas Of The Various Towns Showed Up Clearly. (An/Aps-15). - Page 1

France - Normandy Beaches Looked Like This In The Radar Scopes Of 8Th Air Force Bombers During Pre-Invasion Reconnaissance Flights. Despite Solid Clouds, Coastline And Built-Up Areas Of The Various Towns Showed Up Clearly. (An/Aps-15). - Page 1

Thumbnail for Invasion gliders land after being towed to the coast of southern France by Douglas C-47 transports of the 12th Air force Troop Carrier Air Division, on the invasion's D-Day. Dust can be seen as the gliders land somewhere between Cannes and Toulon. - Page 1

Invasion gliders land after being towed to the coast of southern France by Douglas C-47 transports of the 12th Air force Troop Carrier Air Division, on the invasion's D-Day. Dust can be seen as the gliders land somewhere between Cannes and Toulon. - Page 1

Thumbnail for HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INVASION BEACHES . . . This is how the beaches of Normandy looked on D-Day from one of the 9th AF Marauder medium bombers which went out in close support of Allied ground troops. Bombing from lower-than usual altitudes - Page 1

HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INVASION BEACHES . . . This is how the beaches of Normandy looked on D-Day from one of the 9th AF Marauder medium bombers which went out in close support of Allied ground troops. Bombing from lower-than usual altitudes - Page 1

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Thumbnail for Having completed its part in another devastating raid on the Nazi supply system, this U.S. Army 9th Air force Martin B-26 Marauder bomber is seen over the Channel headed back for its base in England. These hard-hitting medium bombers shuttle back - Page 1

Having completed its part in another devastating raid on the Nazi supply system, this U.S. Army 9th Air force Martin B-26 Marauder bomber is seen over the Channel headed back for its base in England. These hard-hitting medium bombers shuttle back - Page 1

Thumbnail for This photograph made from a Ninth Air Force Photographic Plane shows parachutes on the ground with parapacks and cannisters still attached to them. These were dropped from 9th Air Force Troop Carrier "Skytrains" on a newly constructed emergency - Page 1

This photograph made from a Ninth Air Force Photographic Plane shows parachutes on the ground with parapacks and cannisters still attached to them. These were dropped from 9th Air Force Troop Carrier "Skytrains" on a newly constructed emergency - Page 1

Invasion of French Coast, morning of 6 June 1944. - Page 1

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One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the Ninth Air force is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the sandy beaches below. These hard hitting medium bombers with their fighter escort - Page 1

Avoiding the great craters left by bombs of the 8th AAF, landing craft nose into the shore somewhere along the beach-head on the coast of Nazi held France.Army vehicles dotting the shore shown in this Eighth Air force Reconnaissance photo. - Page 1

Thumbnail for FRANCE-On the first day of the invasion, the 9th AF played a great supporting job in the landing with water proofed vehicles on this scene at the beachhead while 88 mm shells burst around them. In the background on the cliffs smoke soars - Page 1

FRANCE-On the first day of the invasion, the 9th AF played a great supporting job in the landing with water proofed vehicles on this scene at the beachhead while 88 mm shells burst around them. In the background on the cliffs smoke soars - Page 1

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A Navy LST boat with its yawing doors is pictured on the Northern Coast of France unloading its supplies, vehicles and men to keep up the constant flow from England. These boats shuttle back and ofrth day and night under an air cover - Page 1

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HEADQUARTERS NINTH AIR force, ENGLAND: A SCENE FROM A BEACHHEAD. Protected by gun fire of Allied Naval Units from the sea, and an air umbrella by Allied Expeditionary Air force and balloon barrage close over head; this - Page 1

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B-388, 352d Infantry Division (6 Jun. 1944) - Page 45

B-621, 716th Infantry Division (1943-28 Jun. 1944) - Page 54

B-621, 716th Infantry Division (1943-28 Jun. 1944) - Page 2

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