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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: 208-N-28828

Normandy Invasion, June 1944


Wirephoto of mined anti-landing obstructions emplaced off the Normandy coast as part of the German defensive system, circa early June 1944. Three pillboxes are visible in the background.

Photograph from the Office of War Information collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 88KB; 515 x 765 pixels

Note:
This image is somewhat disfigured by the horizontal scan lines and transmission static that is common in 1940s era wirephotos.

 

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25 November 2003