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Slapton Sands, England, 1944: PREPARATION

Slapton Sands, England, 05/07/1944

SC 190988Field no. ETO-HQ-44-3642RG 111
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PREPARATION. A flotilla of landing craft circle near the mother ship, awaiting the "come in" signal from the beachhand. Scenes like this are quite common these days along England's south coast as the Allied armies prepare for the coming assault of the fortress of Europe.

Date
05/07/1944
Place
Slapton Sands, England · approximate position
Photographer
Weintraub
SC number
190988
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-3642
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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