80th Anniversary of D-Day Landings

On June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 American, British and Canadian troops stormed 50 miles of Normandy's fiercely defended beaches in northern France. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military h...Read more
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Infographic about Operation Overlord, which involved the landing of Allied troops in Normandy to liberate France from the Nazi invasion. Encapsulated Postscript File (.eps); 5000x3256.
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D. Day - 6th June 1944 - Invasion Of France - France War Files (See Also: Normandy, France); (See Also: Military General Pluto Pipeline). September 28, 1943.
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British and American gliders lie side by side in French pastures where they landed airborne infantry on D-Day.
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Officers of one of Bulldozer battalions of the Ninth Engineer Command which built the first American emergency landing strip on the Continent pause on one of the beach-heads on "D-Day" plus one to examine a map with Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce, deputy
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First pictures of the Allied landings in France are being removed from Lockheed P-38 Lightning camera plane (F-5) after Lt. Col. C.A. Shoop returned from photo reconnaissance flight over the landing beaches on D-Day.
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After Supporting The Beach Landings In Southern France On 'D' Day, North American B-25 Mitchells Of The Tactical Air Force Went On To Attack Axis Communications In The Rhone Valley. Here The Mitchells Are Coming Off Their Target, A Road Bridge 65 Miles N
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U.S. Soldiers with 75th Ranger Regiment scale the cliffs like Rangers did during Operation Overload 75 years ago at Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, June 5, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, have converged in northwestern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, 2019, the apex being held June 6th at the American Cemetery at Colleville sur Mer.
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A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flies over a formation of Airmen as they participate in a ceremony to remember veterans of World War II on the 70th anniversary of D-Day June 6, 2014, in Picauville, France. The event was one of several commemorations of D-Day operations conducted by Allied forces. The morning of June 6, 1944, Allied forces conducted a massive airborne assault and amphibious landing in the Normandy region of France. The invasion marked the beginning of the final phase of World War II in Europe, which ended with the surrender of Germany the following May.
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D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Part of 6th Airlanding Brigade, 6th Airborne Division, waiting to leave RAF Tarrant Rushton on the evening of 6 June 1944. On the runway are Hamilcar heavy gliders, preceded by two Horsa troop-carrying gliders, while parked on each side of them are Handley Page Halifax glider-tugs of Nos. 298 and 644 Squadrons RAF.
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Preparations For Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944 Daylight bombing raid on the railway yards at Tourcoing, France by aircraft of 2nd Tactical Air Force. Photograph taken by an RAF cameraman flying in one of the attacking Boston aircraft.
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illustration of U.S.A D-Day background
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U.S.A D-Day background
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Invasion Build-up- Preparations For the D-day Landings, UK, 1944 At a port somewhere in Britain, boxes of rations are swung from the jetty into a barge in preparation for transportation to the Second Front.
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Invasion Build-up- Preparations For the D-day Landings, UK, 1944 Women of the ATS check vehicle in an Royal Army Ordnance Corps depot, somewhere in Britain, in preparation for the opening of the Second Front.
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Invasion Build-up- Preparations For the D-day Landings, UK, 1944 A line of army trucks awaits collection along a tree-lined lane or path, somewhere in Britain. They will soon be collected by various units and transported to the Second Front. In the foreground, an ATS mechanic can be seen sitting on the wheel arch of one of the vehicles, her back to the camera. Another member of the ATS can be seen walking down the lane into the distance.
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Invasion Build-up- Preparations For the D-day Landings, UK, 1944 A row of army X-ray laboratory trucks wait at an Ordnance Depot, somewhere in Britain, for collection and transportation to the Second Front.
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D-day - Allied Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Vertical aerial photograph of the landings on Mike beach, Juno area, at Courselles-sur-Mer, 6 June 1944.
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D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Aerial oblique photo of the junction of King Red and King Green beaches, Gold assault area, during the landing of 50th Infantry Division, 6 June 1944. The Mont Fleury battery (WN 35a) and an anti-tank ditch are visible in front of the village of Ver-sur-Mer.
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Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944- Personalities Head and shoulders portrait of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder GCB Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force.
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Troops come ashore on one of the Normandy invasion beaches, past the White Ensign of a naval beach party, 7 June 1944. D-Day, 6 June 1944: The White Ensign of a Naval Beach Party flying on the Normandy Coast as British troops move inland from the beached landing craft.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944 Landing Craft Infantry (LCI 135, LCI 270 and LCI 262) about to disembark troops of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade onto 'Nan White' Beach, JUNO Area, at Bernieres-sur-Mer on D Day.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944 Glider borne troops passing over units of the Royal Navy on their way to the invasion beaches of Normandy. In the background are the battleships HMS WARSPITE and HMS RAMILLIES whilst an unidentified destroyer sails in the middle distance. Photograph taken from the cruiser FROBISHER, which had helped bombard the enemy coastal positions during the week before D-Day.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS STAYNER, Captain Class Frigate and anti-E-Boat warship at anchor. She helped patrol the beaches during the Normandy landings on and after D Day.
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D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 Captain Sir Harold Campbell RN and Commander A Kimmins RN watch the progress of the landing of 50th Division from HMS BULOLO, headquarters ship of Assault Force G, 6 June 1944.
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D-day - Allied Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 British troops and US sailors manning 20mm gun positions on board USS LST-25 watch LCI(L) landing craft head towards the beaches of Gold assault area, 6 June 1944.
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The Allied Invasion of Normandy, D-day, 6 June 1944 Troops disembark from a LCT (Landing craft (Tank)) and begin wading to the shore during the D-Day landings.
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Preparations For Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944 A British LCT (Landing Craft Tank) loaded with Sherman tanks, at a port on the south coast of England, during an exercise.
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Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944 The British 2nd Army: Royal Navy Commandos at La Riviere preparing to demolish two of the many beach obstacles designed to hinder the advance of an invading army.
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Royal Air Force Balloon Crew in Britain, 1944 Royal Air Force Combined Operations balloon crew hauling in a small barrage balloon of the type used during the D-Day landings.
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O-Day - Ten Years After - Field Marshal Lord Montgomery with a group of commanders at Ranville. He told the men and families of the Paratroop division that "Ranville is the only place wish to revisit during the annual Pilgrimages and I will do so every year as long as have life and strength".Ten years ago thousands of British assault troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to begin their task of Liberating Europe. And yesterday thousands of people stood again on those beaches dining Hymns in memory of those who had fought and died at D-Day. June 7, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).
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President Barack Obama speaks with Prince Charles following the President's speech at the memorial service at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, June 6, 2009.
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Vessels of the Polish Navy, offload tanks during the landings in Normandy during D-Day. World War Two
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Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing images from the Allied sea invasion of Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944; American reinforcements arrive.
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D-DAY Anniversary Illustration design
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Les Braves de Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer monument. Erected on the sand of Omaha Beach, in homage to the 35,000 allied soldiers who landed there on 6 June 1944, and to the 3,000 victims, dead, missing and wounded on the evening of D-Day, the "Les Braves" monument, the work of the sculptor Anilore Banon, whose steel sails stand at the foot of the steps of the Signal monument in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, was inaugurated on 5 June 2004, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Calvados, Normandy, France
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June 1944, the D-Day Invasion of Normandy.
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In World War Two this area of Lepe Beach was used for launching of Mulberry Harbours and Troops for the D-Day landings. Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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TOM HANKS, EDWARD BURNS and MATT DAMON in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.
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Photograph of an M4 Medium Tank in Normandy
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D-Day Omaha Museum, Vierville sur Mer, Calvados, Normandy, Frankce, Europe
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US Coast Guard off Omaha Beach on the morning of D-Day, Normandy, France during the World War two D-Day landings 1944
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US Coast Guard off Omaha Beach on the morning of D-Day, Normandy, France during the World War two D-Day landings 1944
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build-up of Allied forces landing at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France during the World War two D-Day landings 1944
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British soldiers at Juno Beach during the World War Two, D-Day landings in France 1944
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US Troops wading through water after reaching Normandy and landing Omaha beach on D Day 1944
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US Navy Landing craft are loaded in England just before the D Day Normandy invasion 1944
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Juno Beach area, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944 during the D Day landings of World war Two
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Photograph of D-Day landing vehicles, vessels used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Dated 1944
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France: June 9, 1944 Allied soldiers make a run for the beach, followed by jeeps, as the invading forces are disgorged from transport vessels along the French coast.
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France: June 10, 1944 Allied soldiers wade ashore after disembarking from transport vessels along the French coast four days after D-Day.