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Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches, Gold Beach - Related Files

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	Mullberry B at Arromanches - September 1944 Mulberry harbour at Arromanches, Normandy, in September 1944. These prefabricated floating harbours, constructed three days after the initial landings, were used to offload men and equipment at Gold and Omaha beaches. The harbour at Omaha beach was destroyed within 10 days, but the Arromanches harbour at Gold beach provided an essential landing base for Allies forces for 8 months, landing milli...		10/23/2008	330
	Mulberry Harbour B, Arromanches A Mulberry Harbour was a type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on a beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy.		09/28/2005	367
	D-Day Mullberry Harbour A Mulberry Harbour was a type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on a beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy. By June 9, just 3 days after D-Day, two harbours codenamed Mulberry 'A' and 'B' were constructed at Omaha Beach and Arromanches, respectively. However, a large storm on June 19 destroyed the American harbour at Omaha, leaving only the Br...		08/05/2005	893
	Mulberry Harbour B A reconnaissance picture of the Mulberry Harbour made during WWII. The Mulberry harbours were two prefabricated or artificial military harbours, which were carried across the English Channel from Britain with the invading army and assembled off the coast of Normandy as part of the D-Day invasion of France. The remains of Mulberry 'B' can still be seen off the Normandy coast at Ar...		08/08/2005	978
	Sherman tank on a pillbox This is a well-preserved M4A3 Sherman tank used by the Free French 2nd Armoured Division on top of the pillbox. It's located at the east side of Arromanches overlooking the Mulberry harbour and Gold beach.		05/13/2006	575
	Gold Beach I (Overlay) An aerial reconnaissance picture of Gold Beach during D-Day. Gold Beach was the Allied codename for the centre invasion beach during the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944. It lay between Omaha Beach and Juno Beach, was 8km wide and divided into four sectors. From West to East they were How, Item, Jig, and King. The grim task of invading Gold Be...		08/10/2005	1,084
	The Mulberry at Arromanches On D+1 the caissons, each with a 4 man crew, two sailors and an anti-aircraft gun emplacement, were towed to positions about a mile off-shore and handed over to a fleet of powerful harbour tugs which manoeuvred them into their final positions. The caissons' sea valves were opened until they settled at previously agreed depths. Each Mulberry was about a mile long and stood about 30 ft (9m) above...		10/22/2008	251
	Gold Beach II (Overlay) Another aerial reconnaissance picture of Gold Beach made during D-Day.		08/10/2005	884
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