D-Day - Dead German soldier by pillbox
A dead German soldier lies next to the pillbox he was defending overlooking the Normandy coast on Utah Beach, Les Dunes de Madaleine. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an amphibious assault by infantry. The Normandy landings were the largest single-day amphibious actions ever undertaken, involving close to 400, 000 military and naval personnel
Picture No
10282395
Media ID
47863461
Size
4479px x 3528px
(1.9MB)
Credit
(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Date
6th June 1944
