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American assault troops with full equipment move onto a Beachhead in Northern France following heavy materiel including Half-Tracks and "Dukws"

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Omaha Beach, France, 1944: American assault troops with full equipment move onto a Beachhead in…

Omaha Beach, France, 06/06/1944

SC 189989Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4754-25RG 111
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American assault troops with full equipment move onto a Beachhead in Northern France following heavy materiel including Half-Tracks and "Dukws". Smoke in the background is from Naval gunfire supporting the landing. Invasion of France, 6/6/44 OMAHA BEACH

Date
06/06/1944
Place
Omaha Beach, France · exact position
Photographer
Wall
SC number
189989
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4754-25
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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