Photos Taken in Basse-Normandie | World War II Database

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US Army convoy passing through the remains of Saint-Lô, France during the Normandy invasion, 29 Jul 1944; note Jeeps, CCKW 2-1/2 ton transports, Studebaker M29 Weasel, and Dodge WC54 field ambulance	Two French boys watched from a hilltop as Allied vehicles passed through the badly damaged city of Saint-Lô, France, circa Jul-Aug 1944	British Rifleman Reg Oates and Sergeant James Woodward with a PIAT anti-tank launcher near Caen, France, 1944	Église Notre-Dame and surroundings in ruins, Vire, France, 1944

George Patton speaking with French civilians, Aug 1944	Railway station in ruins, Saint-Lô, France, 1944	British soldier with PIAT at Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, Basse-Normandie, France, 1 Aug 1944	British PIAT team, Normanie, France, 9 Aug 1944

A French woman welcomed American and French troops, Alençon, Basse-Normandie, France, 14 Aug 1944	Philippe Leclerc in Fleuré-Écouché region, France, circa Aug 1944	Ammunition dump explosion in Cherbourg harbor, France, 17 Aug 1944	A German gun emplacement located near the town of Ste. Marie du Mont near Utah Beach, showing damage inflicted by Allied gunfire during the Normandy invasion; photo taken 10 Sep 1944

Damaged muzzle brake of a German 88mm gun, located in one of Utah Beach's gun emplacements; photo taken on 15 Sep 1944	Shell damage to a German concrete 37mm gun emplacement on Utah Beach, Normandy; photo taken 15 Sep 1944	La Cambe German war cemetery, France, 13 Oct 2005, photo 1 of 2	La Cambe German war cemetery, France, 13 Oct 2005, photo 2 of 2

Pointe du Hoc promontory, Normandie, France, 13 Oct 2005	Cimetière américain de Normandie, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, 20 Jul 2010	German battery at Longues-sur-Mer on the Normandie coast, France, 20 Jul 2010, photo 1 of 5	German battery at Longues-sur-Mer on the Normandie coast, France, 20 Jul 2010, photo 2 of 5