Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France, 1944: This photo, made at low tide on the invasion coast at G…

Original caption

OBSTACLES IN THE INVASION...... This photo, made at low tide on the invasion coast at Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France, shows German teller mines affixed to posts and planted several hundred feet from the beach. At high tide, those are covered with water and cause considerable damage to landing craft. June 17, 1944.

Date

06/17/1944

Place

Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France · approximate position

Photographer

Bacon

SC number

190653

Field number

ETO-HQ-44-5228

Source

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

Approximate position · Show on the photo map