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Thumbnail for General View Of Normandy Beach, France After The D-Day Invasion. Note The Numerous Bomb Craters Along The Battle-Scarred Beach. 22 June 1944. - Page 1General View Of Normandy Beach, France After The D-Day Invasion. Note The Numerous Bomb Craters Along The Battle-Scarred Beach. 22 June 1944. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Just A Few Miles Behind The Front Lines In Normandy, France, Men Of The 9Th Air Force Aviation Engineers Constructed Emergency Landing Strips With "Hessian Mat" Used For Surfacing. After The Selected Site For The Airstrip Is Graded And Leveled, The Mat, - Page 3Just A Few Miles Behind The Front Lines In Normandy, France, Men Of The 9Th Air Force Aviation Engineers Constructed Emergency Landing Strips With "Hessian Mat" Used For Surfacing. After The Selected Site For The Airstrip Is Graded And Leveled, The Mat, - Page 3
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Thumbnail for The Waters Along Normandy Beach, France Are Flocked With Shipping As Reinforcments And Supplies Are Funneled Ashore During The Invasion Of France On 22 June 1944. Balloon Barrages Float Overhead To Protect The Ships From Low Flying Enemy Strafers. - Page 1The Waters Along Normandy Beach, France Are Flocked With Shipping As Reinforcments And Supplies Are Funneled Ashore During The Invasion Of France On 22 June 1944. Balloon Barrages Float Overhead To Protect The Ships From Low Flying Enemy Strafers. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for This Peaceful Scene Is Part Of The Invasion Fleet Lying Off The Coast Of Southern France A Few Hours After The Initial Landings Were Made. - Page 1This Peaceful Scene Is Part Of The Invasion Fleet Lying Off The Coast Of Southern France A Few Hours After The Initial Landings Were Made. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Wreckage Of A Republic P-47, Which Crashed During The D-Day Invasion, Lies On The Battle-Scarred Beach Of Normandy, France. 22 June 1944. - Page 1Wreckage Of A Republic P-47, Which Crashed During The D-Day Invasion, Lies On The Battle-Scarred Beach Of Normandy, France. 22 June 1944. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for BEACHHEAD LANDINGS-Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's west wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward and vehicles surge - Page 1BEACHHEAD LANDINGS-Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's west wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward and vehicles surge - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Quickly And Efficiently Members Of The 351St Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group Load Their Necessary Equipment Onto Trucks And Jeeps Which Will Transfer Them To Their Planes On The Field All Ready To Participate In The D-Day Invasion On 6 June 1944. E - Page 1Quickly And Efficiently Members Of The 351St Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group Load Their Necessary Equipment Onto Trucks And Jeeps Which Will Transfer Them To Their Planes On The Field All Ready To Participate In The D-Day Invasion On 6 June 1944. E - Page 1
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Thumbnail for As thousands of Allied naval craft ferried to and from the beachhead in Northern France, a Martin B-26 Marauder of the U.S. Army 9th AF took this picture while enroute to bomb railway yards at Avranches, France. - Page 2As thousands of Allied naval craft ferried to and from the beachhead in Northern France, a Martin B-26 Marauder of the U.S. Army 9th AF took this picture while enroute to bomb railway yards at Avranches, France. - Page 2
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Thumbnail for BEACHHEAD LANDINGS. Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as Allied Landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on 6 June 44. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward and vehicles surge - Page 2BEACHHEAD LANDINGS. Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as Allied Landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on 6 June 44. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward and vehicles surge - Page 2
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Thumbnail for FRANCE-BEACHHEAD LANDINGS-Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as Allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward - Page 1FRANCE-BEACHHEAD LANDINGS-Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as Allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on 6 June 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men move forward - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Obstacles In The Invasion....This Photo, Made At Low Tide On The Invasion Coast At Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France, Shows German Teller Mines Affixed To Posts And Planted Several Hundred Feet From The Beach. At High Tide, These Are Covered With Water And Cau - Page 1Obstacles In The Invasion....This Photo, Made At Low Tide On The Invasion Coast At Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France, Shows German Teller Mines Affixed To Posts And Planted Several Hundred Feet From The Beach. At High Tide, These Are Covered With Water And Cau - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Aerial View Of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, Taken 6 June 1944, Showing Landing Of Two Infantry Regiments (18Th And 115Th), Vehicles, And Landing Craft. - Page 1Aerial View Of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, Taken 6 June 1944, Showing Landing Of Two Infantry Regiments (18Th And 115Th), Vehicles, And Landing Craft. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Men And Assault Vehicles Storm The Beaches Of Normandy As Allied Landing Craft Make A Dent In Germany'S West Wall On 6 June 44. As Wave After Wave Of Landing Craft Unload Their Cargo, Men Move Forward And Vehicles Surge Up The Roads. 3Rd Bomb Division, - Page 1Men And Assault Vehicles Storm The Beaches Of Normandy As Allied Landing Craft Make A Dent In Germany'S West Wall On 6 June 44. As Wave After Wave Of Landing Craft Unload Their Cargo, Men Move Forward And Vehicles Surge Up The Roads. 3Rd Bomb Division, - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Avoiding The Great Craters Left By Bombs Of The 8Th Aaf, Landing Craft Nose Into The Shore Somewhere Along The Beachhead On The Coast Of Nazi Held France. Army Vehicles Dotting The Shore Shown In This 8Th Air Force Reconnaissance Photo. - Page 1Avoiding The Great Craters Left By Bombs Of The 8Th Aaf, Landing Craft Nose Into The Shore Somewhere Along The Beachhead On The Coast Of Nazi Held France. Army Vehicles Dotting The Shore Shown In This 8Th Air Force Reconnaissance Photo. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Men And Assault Vehicles Storm The Beaches Of Normandy As Allied Landing Craft Make A Dent In Germany'S West Wall On 6 June 44. As Wave After Wave Of Landing Craft Unload Their Cargo, Men Move Forward And Vehicles Surge Up The Roads. 3Rd Bomb Division, - Page 3Men And Assault Vehicles Storm The Beaches Of Normandy As Allied Landing Craft Make A Dent In Germany'S West Wall On 6 June 44. As Wave After Wave Of Landing Craft Unload Their Cargo, Men Move Forward And Vehicles Surge Up The Roads. 3Rd Bomb Division, - Page 3
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Thumbnail for Men And Assault Vehicles Storm The Beaches Of Normandy As Allied Landing Craft Make A Dent In Germany'S West Wall On 6 June 44. As Wave After Wave Of Landing Craft Unload Their Cargo, Men Move Forward And Vehicles Surge Up The Roads. 3Rd Bomb Division, - Page 5Men And Assault Vehicles Storm The Beaches Of Normandy As Allied Landing Craft Make A Dent In Germany'S West Wall On 6 June 44. As Wave After Wave Of Landing Craft Unload Their Cargo, Men Move Forward And Vehicles Surge Up The Roads. 3Rd Bomb Division, - Page 5
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Thumbnail for During the early days of the invasion, ships were deliberately sunk to create breakwaters for the protection of shipping facilities at the beachheads. A string of ten ships, scuttled to ofrm an "L," is shown here off an American beachhead in Normandy - Page 1During the early days of the invasion, ships were deliberately sunk to create breakwaters for the protection of shipping facilities at the beachheads. A string of ten ships, scuttled to ofrm an "L," is shown here off an American beachhead in Normandy - Page 1
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Thumbnail for American Liberty shiops were deliberately scuttled off the beaches to provide makeshift breakwaters during the early days of the invasion somewhere in France. This scene shows 13 Liberty ships ofrmed into a protecting screen for the vessels - Page 1American Liberty shiops were deliberately scuttled off the beaches to provide makeshift breakwaters during the early days of the invasion somewhere in France. This scene shows 13 Liberty ships ofrmed into a protecting screen for the vessels - Page 1
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Thumbnail for France - Same Beaches On D-Day. Plane Has Moved To Within 35 Miles Of The Same Coast, Its Position Indicated By Bright Spots In Center Of Scope. Invasion Fleet (Smaller Blobs And Grains) Is Clearly Visible Massed Just Off Shore. (An/Aps-15). - Page 1France - Same Beaches On D-Day. Plane Has Moved To Within 35 Miles Of The Same Coast, Its Position Indicated By Bright Spots In Center Of Scope. Invasion Fleet (Smaller Blobs And Grains) Is Clearly Visible Massed Just Off Shore. (An/Aps-15). - Page 1
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Thumbnail for France - Normandy Beaches Looked Like This In The Radar Scopes Of 8Th Air Force Bombers During Pre-Invasion Reconnaissance Flights. Despite Solid Clouds, Coastline And Built-Up Areas Of The Various Towns Showed Up Clearly. (An/Aps-15). - Page 1France - Normandy Beaches Looked Like This In The Radar Scopes Of 8Th Air Force Bombers During Pre-Invasion Reconnaissance Flights. Despite Solid Clouds, Coastline And Built-Up Areas Of The Various Towns Showed Up Clearly. (An/Aps-15). - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Invasion gliders land after being towed to the coast of southern France by Douglas C-47 transports of the 12th Air force Troop Carrier Air Division, on the invasion's D-Day. Dust can be seen as the gliders land somewhere between Cannes and Toulon. - Page 1Invasion gliders land after being towed to the coast of southern France by Douglas C-47 transports of the 12th Air force Troop Carrier Air Division, on the invasion's D-Day. Dust can be seen as the gliders land somewhere between Cannes and Toulon. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INVASION BEACHES . . . This is how the beaches of Normandy looked on D-Day from one of the 9th AF Marauder medium bombers which went out in close support of Allied ground troops. Bombing from lower-than usual altitudes - Page 1HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INVASION BEACHES . . . This is how the beaches of Normandy looked on D-Day from one of the 9th AF Marauder medium bombers which went out in close support of Allied ground troops. Bombing from lower-than usual altitudes - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Having completed its part in another devastating raid on the Nazi supply system, this U.S. Army 9th Air force Martin B-26 Marauder bomber is seen over the Channel headed back for its base in England. These hard-hitting medium bombers shuttle back - Page 1Having completed its part in another devastating raid on the Nazi supply system, this U.S. Army 9th Air force Martin B-26 Marauder bomber is seen over the Channel headed back for its base in England. These hard-hitting medium bombers shuttle back - Page 1
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Thumbnail for This photograph made from a Ninth Air Force Photographic Plane shows parachutes on the ground with parapacks and cannisters still attached to them. These were dropped from 9th Air Force Troop Carrier "Skytrains" on a newly constructed emergency - Page 1This photograph made from a Ninth Air Force Photographic Plane shows parachutes on the ground with parapacks and cannisters still attached to them. These were dropped from 9th Air Force Troop Carrier "Skytrains" on a newly constructed emergency - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Invasion of French Coast, morning of 6 June 1944. - Page 1Invasion of French Coast, morning of 6 June 1944. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the Ninth Air force is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the sandy beaches below. These hard hitting medium bombers with their fighter escort - Page 1One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the Ninth Air force is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the sandy beaches below. These hard hitting medium bombers with their fighter escort - Page 1
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Thumbnail for Avoiding the great craters left by bombs of the 8th AAF, landing craft nose into the shore somewhere along the beach-head on the coast of Nazi held France.Army vehicles dotting the shore shown in this Eighth Air force Reconnaissance photo. - Page 1Avoiding the great craters left by bombs of the 8th AAF, landing craft nose into the shore somewhere along the beach-head on the coast of Nazi held France.Army vehicles dotting the shore shown in this Eighth Air force Reconnaissance photo. - Page 1
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Thumbnail for FRANCE-On the first day of the invasion, the 9th AF played a great supporting job in the landing with water proofed vehicles on this scene at the beachhead while 88 mm shells burst around them. In the background on the cliffs smoke soars - Page 1FRANCE-On the first day of the invasion, the 9th AF played a great supporting job in the landing with water proofed vehicles on this scene at the beachhead while 88 mm shells burst around them. In the background on the cliffs smoke soars - Page 1
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Thumbnail for A Navy LST boat with its yawing doors is pictured on the Northern Coast of France unloading its supplies, vehicles and men to keep up the constant flow from England. These boats shuttle back and ofrth day and night under an air cover - Page 1A Navy LST boat with its yawing doors is pictured on the Northern Coast of France unloading its supplies, vehicles and men to keep up the constant flow from England. These boats shuttle back and ofrth day and night under an air cover - Page 1
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World War II Foreign Military Studies
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http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/d-day-message/
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http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
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http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/88/47988-004-FC11571E.gif
People
http://www.history.rochester.edu/mtv/overview.htm
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http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/faq.htm
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