Wading ashore from landing craft at Ouistreham and Bernieres

One of fourteen photographs of scenes on board landing craft, wading ashore from landing craft at Ouistreham and Bernieres, St Aubin sector, 6 June 1944.One of a collection of one hundred and two photographs, photographed and collected by A D C Smith, Army Commandos, ninety four mounted on leaves from an album, eight loose.Associated with World War Two, Norway and North West Europe, Operation Overlord and D-Day (1939-1945), 1944.In the British and Canadian sector, 83, 115 troops were landed (61, 715 of them British) on 6 June 1944. Around 24, 970 on Gold Beach, 21, 400 on Juno Beach, 28, 845 on Sword Beach, and 7900 airborne troops

Airborne Amphibious Ashore Aubin Bernieres Collected Commandos Fourteen Fromd-day Juno Landed Loose Ninety Ouistreham Overlord Sector Wading

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