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D Day

160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy June 6th 1944Created by: NARA & DVIDS Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1944
Photograph of American Troops Marching through the Streets of a British Port Town on Their Way to the Docks in Preparation for the Normandy Invasion
The Normandy landings on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 was the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foothold in Continental Europe.

More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard invasion in Europe, to defeat German troops.
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Representatives of the U.S. Army divisions that took part in the Allied invasion of France carry their units' colors into the amphitheater at the Normandy American Cemetery during an official wreath-laying ceremony held to mark the 45th anniversary of the Allied invasion

Representatives of the U.S. Army divisions that took part in the Allie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Perry J. Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The sun rises over the American Military Cemetery at Colleville sur Mer, France (FRA), above the Omaha Beach section of Normandy, 60 years after the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

The sun rises over the American Military Cemetery at Colleville sur Me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Artwork: "Exit from Omaha Beach". Artist: Harrison Standley, Normandy, France, 1944. Catalog Number: D.4.282.46

Artwork: "Exit from Omaha Beach". Artist: Harrison Standley, Normandy,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Road to Normandy - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Road to Normandy - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Original caption: Soldiers coming ashore on a pontoon causeway built by the SeaBees. This causeway was laid down at Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion. Publicity and Press Files

Aerial Photograph of the Landing Operation on the French Coast Showing Three LSTs Stuck in Shallow Water off Shore

Aerial Photograph of the Landing Operation on the French Coast Showing...

Original caption: Aerial view of the landing operation on the French Coast shows three LST's stuck in shallow water a couple of hundred yards off shore. A line of tanks and vehicles scuttles through the heady ... More

SS-297 USS Ling - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

SS-297 USS Ling - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

This photograph shows the SS-297 USS Ling which was built by the Boston Navy Yard. The hull of the ship was built by North Carolina Ship Building Company and was completed in June of 1944. Administrative Histor... More

Photograph of American Soldiers Marching a Group of German Prisoners along a Beachhead in Northern France

Photograph of American Soldiers Marching a Group of German Prisoners a...

Original caption: American soldiers march a group of German prisoners along a beachhead in Northern France after which they will be sent to England. June 6, 1944. Index to Personalities in the U.S. Army Sig... More

Photograph of Coast Guard Landing Barges Hitting the French Coast with the First Wave of American Troops

Photograph of Coast Guard Landing Barges Hitting the French Coast with...

Original caption: Coast Guard Barges Hit the French Coast- Coast Guard landing barges hit the French Coast with the first wave of American troops under heavy fire from Nazi beach nests. This photo, taken from ... More

Photograph of American Medics Rendering First Aid to Troops in the Initial Landing on Utah Beach

Photograph of American Medics Rendering First Aid to Troops in the Ini...

Original caption: American Medics render first aid to troops in the initial landing on Utah Beach. Les Dunes de Madeleine, Northern Coast, France. In the background other members of the landing parties dig in... More

Photograph of General Dwight D. Eisenhower Giving the Order of the Day

Photograph of General Dwight D. Eisenhower Giving the Order of the Day

Original caption: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day, "Full victory, nothing less" to paratroopers somewhere in England just before they board their planes to take part in the first assault of... More

Photograph of American Troops in the Yard of a Farmhouse They Have Just Cleared of German Snipers

Photograph of American Troops in the Yard of a Farmhouse They Have Jus...

Original caption: Allied Invasion of France…In the yard of a farmhouse they have just cleared of German snipers, American troops plan their attack of the next objective on the road to victory, on a beachhead of... More

[War Wrecks Litter Normandy Beach]

[War Wrecks Litter Normandy Beach]

[War Wrecks Litter Normandy Beach] - [FRA-3061 through FRA-3063] Public domain photograph of a tank, military armed vehicle, construction vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artwork: "An LST Grounded on Omaha Beach", Normandy, France, 1944, ink, 7-1/4" X 10". Artist: Manuel Bromberg. Catalog Number: D.4.234.46. US Army Art Collection

Artwork: "An LST Grounded on Omaha Beach", Normandy, France, 1944, ink...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Visitors examine the Madison Memorial on the 40th anniversary of D-day, the invasion of Europe

Visitors examine the Madison Memorial on the 40th anniversary of D-day...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bastogne Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A hand-sketched illustration by Olin Dows. Artwork: Refugee's Rest,"Normandy, France, 1944. Catalog Number: 4.220.46. US Army Art Collection

A hand-sketched illustration by Olin Dows. Artwork: Refugee's Rest,"No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 19 June 1944

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 19 June 1944

Situation Maps and Reports

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 7 June 1944

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 7 June 1944

Situation Maps and Reports

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 15 June 1944

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 15 June 1944

Situation Maps and Reports

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 8 June 1944

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 8 June 1944

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Photograph of American Reinforcements Piling from a Coast Guard Landing Barge into the Surf on the French Coast Soldiers Crossing the English Channel aboard a Coast Guard "Elsie" (LCI)

Photograph of American Reinforcements Piling from a Coast Guard Landin...

Original caption: It's Their Turn Now-American reinforcements, eager for their shot at the retreating Nazis in Normandy, pile from a Coast Guard landing barge into the surf on the French coast. Hardened for ba... More

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