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80-G-285191: Normandy Invasion, Mulberries, June 1944

80-G-285191: Normandy Invasion, Mulberries, June 1944. The Phoenix or sectional concrete breakwater forming part of the U.S. Mulberry for man-made harbor off Omaha Beach, France, protecting landing craft from storms of English Channel. Shown: The Phoenix being towed in to be sunk at the beach. Photograph released November 7, 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/03/15).
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Caption: Normandy Invasion, Mulberries, June 1944. The Phoenix or sectional concrete breakwater forming part of the U.S. Mulberry for man-made harbor off Omaha Beach, France, protecting landing craft from storms of English Channel. Shown: The Phoenix being towed in to be sunk at the beach. Photograph released November 7, 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/03/15).
Accession #: 80-G-285191
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