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A view of one of the Loebnitz piers, taken from the other pier, showing how the storm twisted the pier

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Omaha Beach, France, 1944: A view of one of the Loebnitz piers, taken from the other pier…

Omaha Beach, France, 06/21/1944

SC 198169Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5813RG 111
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A view of one of the Loebnitz piers, taken from the other pier, showing how the storm twisted the pier. The piers, jutting out from "Omaha" beach 2800 feet from shore, were erected by the American Navy somewhere on the coast of occupied France. 6/21/44.

Date
06/21/1944
Place
Omaha Beach, France · approximate position
Photographer
Bacon
SC number
198169
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5813
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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