Photo #: 26-G-2513 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 German gun emplacement on the Normandy coast, which was knocked out of action by Allied aircraft. This pillbox featured guns with a 10¼-inch bore, protected by concrete walls thirteen feet thick. The battery had four big guns, and included a secondary battery of 88mm guns. Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 119KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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18 December 2003