D-Day - Resting American Assault Troops

American Assault troops of the 3rd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment - the first regiment ot have gained the comparative safety of the chalk cliffs at their back - take a breather before moving on at Colville-sur-Mer, Omaha Beach, Normandy. Medics who landed with the troops treat minor injuries. 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

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