Omaha Beach, France, 1944: On a narrow strip of beach on the northern coast of France, American…

Original caption

On a narrow strip of beach on the northern coast of France, American assault troops, protected from enemy fire by chalk cliffs at the extreme left, assemble before moving into the interior of the continent. A landing craft, its gangway down, spews out additional infantrymen. June 6, 1944, Normandy, France

Date

06/06/1944

Place

Omaha Beach, France · exact position

Photographer

Taylor

Units

1st Infantry Division, 16th Infantry Regiment

SC number

189935S

Field number

ETO-HQ-44-4778-23

Source

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

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