Picture No | 10218159 |
Date | 1944 |
Description | Allied Troops moving through a French village |
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A unit of Allied infantry moving through a French village, shortly after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Operation 'Overlord', the Allied invasion of occupied Europe, went into action on 6th June on the beaches of Normany, France. This photograph was taken shortly thereafter.
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Source | Front Cover in 'The Illustrated London News', 17 July 1944 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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