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Slapton Sands, England, 1944: As the landing craft unload their cargoes of men and equipment on the…

Slapton Sands, England, 05/06/1944

SC 190993Field no. ETO-HQ-44-3672RG 111
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LANDING MANDUVERS. As the landing craft unload their cargoes of men and equipment on the invasion beachhead, these crack troops disperse quickly and take up the various positions and duties that they have been rehearsing these long months in training.

Date
05/06/1944
Place
Slapton Sands, England · approximate position
Photographer
Bowen
SC number
190993
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-3672
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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