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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 | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Ouistreham, Basse-Normandie, France | ||||||||
Date | 30 Jun 1944 | ||||||||
Photographer | Claude Parnall | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
Identification Code | 4700-01 A 24055 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 30 Jun 1944 | ||||||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 800 x 602 pixels |
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