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D-Day Invasion Normandy WW II - Related Files

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	Battery Merville, France The Merville Gun Battery was a gun battery in Normandy, France as part of the Nazi's Atlantic wall built to defend continental Europe from Allied invasion. It was put out of action on D-Day in the Allied invasion of Normandy codenamed Operation Overlord. It was captured by D company of the Oxs and Bucks, a part of the British 6th Airborne Division.		10/19/2005	742
	Normandy D-Day Allied Assault Beaches (Jun 1944) Viewed from the north along the invasion route.		07/16/2005	1,347
	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	979
	Battle of Normandy Museum, Bayeux A "must see" museum, telling the story of D-Day and the invasion of France in 1944.		08/22/2005	260
	D-Day - Juno Beach at 12 June 1944 Juno Beach was one of the landing sites for Allied invaders on the coast of Normandy during D-Day. It was situated between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. It is also known as the Canadian beach, as it was assigned to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division (with the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade). Juno Beach stretched from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer on the east to Courseulles-sur-Mer on the west. Both assault ...		12/17/2008	671
	Pegasus bridge (Overlay) An aerial reconnassaince picture of the Pegasus bridge (northwest corner) made during the Battle of Normandy. Pegasus was the name given to a bridge over the Caen canal, near the town of Ouistreham. The bridge was a major objective of the British 6th Airborne Division, which was landed by glider near it during the Normandy Invasion on the 5th/6th June 1944. It was given the perma...		08/10/2005	1,043
	Airfield B4 near Beny-sur-Mer, Normandy Two days after D-Day, maintenance and construction commando squadrons arrived in Normandy to build airstrips. Ground crews of No 144 Wing (including Nos 441, 442 and 443 Squadrons) were deployed near Banville as early as June 9th, 1944. Both air and ground crews had to get used to the dust and lack of comfort of their temporary facilities. The bases and support personnel of the other Spitfire a...		10/22/2008	275
	U.S.S. LST 393 tank landing ship One of only two surviving LST's (Landing Ship Tank) from World War II. A total of 1,151 LSTs were built all over the U.S. for the war. The Landing Ship Tank is an ocean going ship capable of shore to shore delivery of tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, and troops. The LST program was developed in response to a need for armored infantry divisions in invasions by sea. England’s f...		10/19/2009	21
	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, 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
	The Lost Tanks of D-Day - Omaha Another WW2 underwater view. Usualy those images are 3D images but i do not know how to make them working in 3D in GE Three DD tanks, sank June 6th 44. See also: http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/episodearchive.jsp?ACatId=8802355&CaseId=8802353&EGrpId=274739 Or: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0206/feature1/zoom2.html ...		02/02/2006	663
	Tanks of D-Day Utah and images Utah lost DD Tanks multibeam images, plus UW photographies. The 3 marks on the NE are half sand beared tanks lying on the side, and the SW mark is a perfect Tank standing alone on the sand. See also: http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/episodearchive.jsp?ACatId=8802355&CaseId=8802353&EGrpId=274739 Or: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0...		02/03/2006	1,356