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American troops wade through fields in Northern France, which was flooded by Hitler's forces in an abortive effort to make impractical glider landings

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Utah Beach, France, 1944: American troops wade through fields in Northern France, which was…

Utah Beach, France, 06/06/1944

SC 320889Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4842RG 111
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American troops wade through fields in Northern France, which was flooded by Hitler's forces in an abortive effort to make impractical glider landings. 6 June 1944

Date
06/06/1944
Place
Utah Beach, France · approximate position
Photographer
Shelton
SC number
320889
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4842
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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