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    D-Day, Normandy [Image 1 of 3]

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    A black-and-white photograph depicting a battlefield scene with a makeshift battlefield cross — a rifle bayoneted into the ground with a helmet placed on top — serving as a memorial marker. The surrounding terrain is heavily churned and rocky, consistent with combat-damaged ground. Ammunition belts and open ammunition boxes are visible in the foreground, indicating recent or ongoing military engagement.

    UNITED STATES

    06.06.1944

    Photo by Katie Lange  

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    The beachhead is secure, but the price was high. A U.S. Coast Guard photographer came upon this monument to a dead American soldier somewhere on the shell-blasted shore of Normandy shortly after D-Day. Coast Guard photo

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    Date Taken: 06.06.1944
    Date Posted: 06.03.2019 12:59
    Photo ID: 5428976
    VIRIN: 440606-O-ZZ999-049
    Resolution: 600x486
    Size: 125.25 KB
    Location: US
    Web Views: 519
    Downloads: 83

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    A black-and-white photograph depicting a battlefield scene with a makeshift battlefield cross — a rifle bayoneted into the ground with a helmet placed on top — serving as a memorial marker. The surrounding terrain is heavily churned and rocky, consistent with combat-damaged ground. Ammunition belts and open ammunition boxes are visible in the foreground, indicating recent or ongoing military engagement.
    An aerial black-and-white photograph depicting a large-scale amphibious military landing operation on a beach. Numerous landing craft bearing 'US' markings are beached or approaching shore, while military vehicles, troops, and equipment are being unloaded and organized on the beach. Multiple barrage balloons are visible in the sky above the fleet, which extends far into the background.
    A black-and-white archival military photograph showing several soldiers seated inside a transport aircraft, identifiable as American paratroopers by their M1C helmets with netting and visible 101st Airborne Division patches. Their faces are darkened with camouflage paint or grease, and they are heavily laden with combat equipment and parachute gear. The image bears the stamp '51766 A.C.' indicating it is an official U.S. Army Air Corps photograph.

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