Omaha Beach, France, 1944: A large group of American assault troops of the 3rd Battalion, 16th…

Original caption

A large group of American assault troops of the 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st U.S. Infantry Division, having gained the comparative safety offered by the chalk cliff at their backs, at Collville-Sur-Mer in Normandy, France, take a "breather" before moving onto the continent. Medics who landed with the men treated them for minor injuries. 6 June 1944. 6

Date

06/06/1944

Place

Omaha Beach, France · exact position

Photographer

Taylor

Units

16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

SC number

189932

Field number

ETO-HQ-44-4778-16

Source

U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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