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An American tank moves from the gaping jaws of an assault craft onto the beachhead won early on D-Day

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Omaha Beach, 1944: An American tank moves from the gaping jaws of an assault craft onto…

Omaha Beach, 06/08/1944

SC 189931Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4804RG 111
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An American tank moves from the gaping jaws of an assault craft onto the beachhead won early on D-Day. A continuous flow of these vehicles supports the land troops moving onto the continent.

Date
06/08/1944
Place
Omaha Beach · approximate position
Photographer
Himes
SC number
189931
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4804
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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