D-Day: Operation Overlord

U.S. troops, among the first to land, approach the beaches of Normandy, likely near Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.

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Operation Overlord: D-Day Invasion

Various American landing craft gather on Omaha Beach following the landings.

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Canadian soldiers land on Courseulles Beach in Normandy during the D-Day invasion.

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Men of the 16th Infantry Regiment Division wading ashore on Omaha Beach on the morning of 6 June 1944.