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80-G-252754 Normandy Invasion, June 1944

Photo #: 80-G-252754 Normandy Invasion, June 1944
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Title: Normandy Invasion, June 1944
Description: Navy Beach Battalion members prepare a sandbagged emplacement on one of the Normandy invasion beaches, 11 June 1944. This appears to be Utah Beach, with the higher ground of Omaha Beach in the center and left distance. Note landing barges in the background, DUKW amphibious truck at left, and barbed wire obstructions atop the concrete seawall running diagonally from lower left to right center. Taken by Combat Photo Unit Eight (CPU-8). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-252754
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