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80-G-252580 Normandy Invasion, June 1944

Photo #: 80-G-252580 Normandy Invasion, June 1944
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Title: Normandy Invasion, June 1944
Description: U.S. Army vehicles move inland on Omaha Beach, during the early days of the invasion. Among the vehicles present are a DUKW amphibious truck (extreme right), a Jeep towing a trailer, and a road grader. Note the barrage balloon overhead; .50 caliber quad anti-aircraft mount in the right center; and the German pillbox in left center, which the Army is using as a command post. Taken by Combat Photo Unit Eleven (CPU-11). This image was received by the Navy Photo Science Laboratory on 14 June 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-252580
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