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American assault troops of the 3rd Bat.

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Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 1944: American assault troops of the 3rd Bat.

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

SC 189924Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4778-24RG 111
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American assault troops of the 3rd Bat.. 16th Reg. 1st US Inf. Div.,who failed in their attempt to storm across a narrow strip of beach in Collville-Sur-Mer Coast, Normandy, France, to the comparative safety of a chalk cliff a few hundred feet from the surf. France, 6 Jun 44. Omaha Beach

Date
06/06/1944
Place
Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France · exact position
Photographer
Taylor
SC number
189924
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4778-24
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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