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A group of American assault troops who stormed a beachhead and although wounded, gained the comparative safety offered by the chalk cliff at their backs

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Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 1944: A group of American assault troops who stormed a beachhead and…

Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 06/06/1944

SC 189910Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4778-15RG 111
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A group of American assault troops who stormed a beachhead and although wounded, gained the comparative safety offered by the chalk cliff at their backs. Food and cigarettes were available to lend comfort to the men. Normandy, France

Date
06/06/1944
Place
Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France · exact position
Photographer
Taylor
SC number
189910
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4778-15
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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