A Gooseberry line of block ships off the Normandy beaches, Ouistreham, France, Jun 1944; note sunken British ship Durban, sunken Dutch ship Sumatra, and two active DUKW craft

Caption   A Gooseberry line of block ships off the Normandy beaches, Ouistreham, France, Jun 1944; note sunken British ship Durban, sunken Dutch ship Sumatra, and two active DUKW craft ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-01 A 24055
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Photos on Same Day See all photos dated 30 Jun 1944
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 10 Aug 2007

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Licensing  Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957.



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