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English: USS Arkansas (BB-33) fires her 12-inch guns at German positions, while supporting the Omaha Beach landings, 6 June 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Life magazine printed five of the pictures in its June 19, 1944, issue, "Beachheads of Normandy: The Fateful Battle for Europe is Joined by Sea and Air." [1] Some of the images had captions that described the footage as "slightly out of focus", explaining that Capa's hands were shaking in the excitement of the moment.
English: LCT carrying Jeeps to the Normandy beach, after offloading them from USS LST-282, in the background, 15 June 1944. Note engine breather tubes on the Jeeps, for fording the water between the LCT and the shore, and the bow ramp being raised on the LST.
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.
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune).
Images from events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in France.
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.
The King and Queen joined veterans in France on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings on Thursday. In Pictures: Royals and world leaders mark D-Day 80th anniversary Skip to main content