Near Omaha Beach, France, 1944: One way to get rid of the sniper and his booby traps

Original caption

One way to get rid of the sniper and his booby traps. Yanks rest while fire clears the way on the hillside in the background, where smoke rises from an area heavily mined and thick with snipers, near Omaha Beach, France. 6 June 1944

Date

06/06/1944

Place

Near Omaha Beach, France · approximate position

Photographer

Bowen

SC number

320857

Field number

ETO-HQ-44-5164

Source

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

Approximate position · Show on the photo map