92 items in this album on 5 pages.

Men of the British 2nd Army waiting to move off Queen White Beach of Sword Beach, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944Nevada bombarding off Utah Beach, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944Nevada firing her forward 14-inch guns off Utah Beach, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944Normandy Landing Zone
Men of the British 2nd Army waiting to move off Queen White Beach of Sword Beach, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944Nevada bombarding off Utah Beach, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944Nevada firing her forward 14-inch guns off Utah Beach, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944Normandy Landing Zone 'N' littered with Horsa gliders and one Hamilcar glider (lower right), Ranville, France, 6 Jun 1944
Pre-invasion bombing by A-20 bombers of Pointe du Hoc at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944RAF C-47 Dakota aircraft towing Waco Hadrian gliders, 6 Jun 1944; note invasion stripes on all aircraftRiflemen of 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles, 6th Airlanding Brigade, UK 6th Airborne Division aboard a jeep and trailer, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944; note Horsa glider in backgroundRoyal Marine Commandos of Headquarters, 4th Special Service Brigade, British 2nd Army landing at Juno
Pre-invasion bombing by A-20 bombers of Pointe du Hoc at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944RAF C-47 Dakota aircraft towing Waco Hadrian gliders, 6 Jun 1944; note invasion stripes on all aircraftRiflemen of 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles, 6th Airlanding Brigade, UK 6th Airborne Division aboard a jeep and trailer, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944; note Horsa glider in backgroundRoyal Marine Commandos of Headquarters, 4th Special Service Brigade, British 2nd Army landing at Juno 'Nan Red' Beach from LCI(S) landing craft, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944
Scene on Omaha Beach in Normandy, 6 Jun 1944; note LCI(L)-553 in background and a LCVP from APA Samuel Chase in left centerSherman Duplex Drive tank of B Squadron, 13/18th Royal Hussars and men of No 4 Army Commando, both of British 2nd Army, near Ouistreham, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944Skytrain transports flew over Utah Beach, 6 Jun 1944TBM Avenger landing on USS Guadalcanal about 6 Jun 1944 while the carrier was towing the captured submarine U-505. Guadalcanal’s hunter group captured U-505 in the western Atlantic on 4 Jun 1944.
Scene on Omaha Beach in Normandy, 6 Jun 1944; note LCI(L)-553 in background and a LCVP from APA Samuel Chase in left centerSherman Duplex Drive tank of B Squadron, 13/18th Royal Hussars and men of No 4 Army Commando, both of British 2nd Army, near Ouistreham, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944Skytrain transports flew over Utah Beach, 6 Jun 1944TBM Avenger landing on USS Guadalcanal about 6 Jun 1944 while the carrier was towing the captured submarine U-505. Guadalcanal’s hunter group captured U-505 in the western Atlantic on 4 Jun 1944.
Troops and vehicles on board a landing craft approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944Troops of 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division assembled on Omaha Beach before moving inland near Collville-sur-Mer, 6 Jun 1944; note LCI(L)-83 in background landing more menTroops of the Canadian Royal Winnipeg Rifles regiment approaching Juno Beach, Normandy, France aboard LCA landing craft, 6 Jun 1944Troops of the Canadian Royal Winnipeg Rifles regiment marching in Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944
Troops and vehicles on board a landing craft approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944Troops of 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division assembled on Omaha Beach before moving inland near Collville-sur-Mer, 6 Jun 1944; note LCI(L)-83 in background landing more menTroops of the Canadian Royal Winnipeg Rifles regiment approaching Juno Beach, Normandy, France aboard LCA landing craft, 6 Jun 1944Troops of the Canadian Royal Winnipeg Rifles regiment marching in Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944
Troops of the QueenTroops taking cover behind German beach obstacles, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944Two Canadian soldiers looking at a German model of defenses at Courseulles-sur-Mer near Juno Beach landing area, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944Two German officers in a group of prisoners who surrendered to the Canadians in Bernières-sur-mer, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944
Troops of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada regiment dug in near Carpiquet, Normandy, France with support from a M4 Sherman tank, 6 Jun 1944Troops taking cover behind German beach obstacles, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944Two Canadian soldiers looking at a German model of defenses at Courseulles-sur-Mer near Juno Beach landing area, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944Two German officers in a group of prisoners who surrendered to the Canadians in Bernières-sur-mer, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944

92 items in this album on 5 pages.



Search WW2DB
News

Random Photograph

Japanese troops guarding a section of a railway near the village of Changxindian, Hebei Province, China, west of the city of Beiping, 10 Aug 1937; seen in the 1 Sep 1937 issue of the Japanese publication Asahigraph


Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win the war by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country!"

George Patton, 31 May 1944


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!