D-Day - Embarkation for US assault troops
Embarkation for US assault troops, about to set sail for the invasion of France. 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
10282379
Media ID
47863208
Size
4505px x 3519px
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Credit
(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Date
6th June 1944
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