D-DAY UTAH BEACH WW2 Normandy landings the landing craft boat landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Nazi Germany occupied Normandy France A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division wading onto the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on morning of June 6, 1944. American soldiers encountered the newly formed German 352nd Division when landing. Smoke flares attempt to camouflage and direct landing troops.

D-DAY UTAH BEACH WW2 Normandy landings  the landing craft boat landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Nazi Germany occupied Normandy France A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division wading onto the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on morning of June 6, 1944. American soldiers encountered the newly formed German 352nd Division when landing. Smoke flares attempt to camouflage and direct landing troops. Stock Photo
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Shawshots / Alamy Stock Photo

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5916 x 4329 px | 50.1 x 36.7 cm | 19.7 x 14.4 inches | 300dpi

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1944

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Utah Beach Normandy France

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D-DAY UTAH BEACH WW2 Normandy landings the landing craft boat landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Nazi Germany occupied Normandy France A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division wading onto the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on morning of June 6, 1944. American soldiers encountered the newly formed German 352nd Division when landing. During the initial landing two-thirds of Company E became casualties.

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