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American soldiers land on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gunfire.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 80494

American soldiers land on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gunfire.

Overview

Caption: American soldiers land on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gunfire.
Photographer: Robert F. Sargent
Date: 1944 June 06
Locale: [Normandy] France
Variant Locale: Normandie
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park

Rights & Restrictions

Photo Source: National Archives and Records Administration, College Park

Copyright: Public Domain

Source Record ID: 26-G-2343

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: ALLIES (LANDINGS) BOATS MILITARY OPERATIONS/BATTLES NORMANDY INVASION SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
Photo Designation: WORLD WAR II: ALLIED WAR EFFORT -- Allied Invasion/Fighting Units -- Military Action

Record last modified:: 2013-11-18 00:00:00
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