Mulberry Caisson under construction; Second World War, 1944
A steel and concrete Mulberry caisson under construction on the South Coast of Britain during 1944. When the Allied Armies invaded Normandy in June 1944, they required the use of a port to unload supplies quickly. The Allied commanders decided to take a pre-fabricated port, made of caissons such as the one photograph and build it at Arromanches Beach
Picture No
10218103
Media ID
45986974
Size
5520px x 4152px
(4.0MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Illustrated London News', 28 October 1944, page 492
Date
1944
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