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  2. Normandy landings - Wikipedia

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    The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day (after the military term ), it is the largest seaborne invasion in history.

  3. D-Day from above: The haunting aerial images which show ... - AOL

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    On the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy these haunting pictures show how lives were changed forever by the invasion.From reconnaissance images taken by RAF crews before and ...

  4. The Magnificent Eleven - Wikipedia

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    The Magnificent Eleven are a group of photos of D-Day (6 June 1944) taken by war photographer Robert Capa. Capa was with one of the earliest waves of troops landing on the American invasion beach, Omaha Beach .

  5. D-Day Anniversary: Normandy invasion remembered for ... - AOL

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    D Day photos Paratroopers of the Allied Army land on La Manche, on the coast of France on June 6, 1944 after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches during D-Day.

  6. Looking back at the beaches of Normandy on D-Day: June ... - AOL

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    On June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history took place as Allied ... Looking back at the beaches of Normandy on D-Day: June 6, 1944. ... Tense photos capture the atmosphere as New ...

  7. Pointe du Hoc - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the invasion of Normandy, the German army fortified the area with concrete casemates and gun pits. On D-Day , the United States Army Provisional Ranger Group attacked and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs.

  8. Invasion stripes - Wikipedia

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    "The Stripes of D-Day". National Air and Space Museum "D-Day invasion stripes in 35 images". War History Online. 17 June 2015; Shaw, Frederick J. "Army Air Forces and the Normandy Invasion, April 1 to July 12, 1944". U.S. Air Force. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019

  9. In Pictures: Veterans and royals in poignant commemoration of ...

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    A beach landing by the Royal Marines of 47 Commando at Asnelles before their annual ‘yomp’ to Port-en-Bessin, in Normandy, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings (Aaron ...