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D-DAY MAP 1944Plan 1C - Operation Neptune, an elaborate map detailing the proposed D-Day Normandy assault landings by Allied troops on the French beaches. Date: June 1944
Juan les Pins travel posterPoster advertising the fashionable resort of Juan les Pins on the Cote d Azur in the Alpes Maritime region of South East France
The Normandy Landings - 6th June 1944 - WW2. Note the American soldier in the landing craft holding a metal detector to sweep for landmines. Date: 1944
Normandy Invasion 1944A depiction by C.E.Turner of a scene during the early morning of 6th June 1944 as British forces make an amphibious landing on one of the Normandy beaches during D-Day
Britains frogmen divers by G. H. DavisIntroducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches
D-Day - Bomber giving air support to infantry invasionA B-26 Martin Marauder of the 9th Airforce over the Normandy coast, giving air support to the landing craft on the beaches below
American Troops landing on D-Day; Second World War, 1944Photograph showing American troops storming one of the Normandy beaches on D-Day, 6 June 1944. This image shows the first tanks charging through the water to the shore
Americans Land D-DayAmerican troops under enemy fire wading through the sea to land on the beaches of Normandy, France
Mexico - Acapulco - Panorama of Caleta and Caletilla beachesMexico - Acapulco - Panoramic view of the Caleta and Caletilla beaches (Playa de Caleta y la Playa de Caletilla). Date: circa 1945
The Plane - and the Beautiful by Albert BaileyA group of young women, attired in elegant swimwear, wave to an aeroplane flying up ahead. Date: 1927
French travel posterPoster advertising the resorts of Ault-Onival and Bois de Cise in the Somme and Picardy region of France three hours from France via the French National Railway
Nidden (Nida), Lithuania - sand dunesNidden (Nida), Lithuania, high rolling sand dunes (Parnidis Dune) overlooking the Curonian Lagoon and and Cape Grobstas. circa 1910s
SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). Maria at the beachSOROLLA, Joaqu� (1863-1923). Maria at the beach, Biarritz. 1905. Impressionism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Sorolla Museum
Dunkirk evacuation in World War TwoLike a Regatta: the embarkation of the British Expeditionary Force by small boats from the Dunkirk beaches. Swarms of light craft taking off Allied troops to larger ships
Dunkirk EvacuationFRANCE : Beaten back by the German advance, the British evacuate mainland Europe via the beaches of DUNKIRK, under heavy attacks from the enemy
Mellneraggen beach, Memel, LithuaniaMellneraggen beach, Memel (now Klaipeda), Lithuania, with bathers. Date: circa 1930s
Equipment left at Dunkirk WWIIEquipment left at Dunkirk including this destroyed British flak gun during World War II
Margate beach during heatwaveThousands of holiday makers enjoy the pleasures of the beach at Margate during warm and sunny weather at the end of August, 1927
Unloading Supplies in Normandy; Second World War, 1944Photograph showing the unloading of supplies onto one of the Normandy beaches, shortly after the Allied invasion on D-Day, 6th June 1944
Herm - Channel Islands - The North West BeachesThe North West Beaches at Herm (Haerme) - one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Date: circa 1930s
Allied Troops landing in Normandy; Second World War, 1944Photograph showing Allied troops and armour moving up one of the Normandy beaches, shortly after D-Day, 6th June 1944. At the top of the image a barrage balloon can be seen
Bray Dunes, near Dunkirk, during the evacuation, WW2Members of the British Expeditionary Force at Bray Dunes, to the east of Dunkirk, northern France, during the evacuation, with men making their way into the water ready to embark onto vessels
Dornier Do-17Z-3A Luftwaffe 7./ Kampfgeschwader 3 Dornier Do-17 (Mod 215) Shot-Down by a RAF Hawker Hurricane and Crash-Landed on the Rocky Beach of Foreness Point, Isle of Thanet at 12.55Pm on 26th August 1940
Cornwall, England - Great Western and Tolcarne, NewquayCornwall, England - The beaches looking across Great Western and Tolcarne, Newquay. Date: circa 1970s
By The North SeaAn illustration of a young girl standing beside a tent, on the beaches in Lincolnshire, near a turbulent sea, accompanied with the poem By The North Sea, by Arthur Conal Doyle
La PlageAn oil painting of a French seaside scene, with lots of people crowding the beaches with picnic parasols. Colourful huts fill the edge of the beach. Date: circa 1918
RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summonsRMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller. An official summons to appear before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Misty hills and beaches on a sea lochScottish hills and lochs: - Misty hills and beaches on a sea loch Date: circa 1930
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Volunteers of Antequera on horseback watching over the beaches (February 1937)
BEACHED WHALESWhaling in Norway. Dead whales are lined along the beaches. Whale meat, fat and other parts are sent to market and used for a great number of commodities, including perfume Date: 1930s
WW1 - Whales mistaken for submarinesThe bodies of hundreds of whales, sharks, and other large fish, mistaken for submarines in the zealous hunt for German raiders, now lie strewn along the Atlantic coast
Troops wading out to embark at Dunkirk, WW2Men of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk, northern France, wading out to sea to a rescuing vessel during the evacuation. Date: 1940
Troops near Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2Troops near Dunkirk, northern France, wading out to sea to a rescuing vessel (a Clyde river steamer) during the evacuation. Date: 1940
Bray, near Dunkirk, during the evacuation, WW2The British Expeditionary Force lining up on a beach near Bray, to the east of Dunkirk, northern France, during the evacuation, with men making their way into the water ready to embark onto vessels
Allied Forces Memorial, Golfe de Caen, NormandyThis truncated stone pillar has a simple bas-relief representation of the southern coastline of England and the stretch of beaches where the landings took place
Churchill tank AVRE, la Breche d HermanvilleAVRE stands for Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers. This category was a collection of armoured vehicles, generally but not always, Churchill tanks
The Memorials area St Aubin, Juno Beach, NormandyThe main infantry and armoured forces landed centrally on each of the five landing beaches. Between them landed Special Forces tasked with taking out German strongpoints
Comite du Debarquement Signal Memorial BernieresThis was the first of the Monuments put up by the Comite under M Raymond Triboulet. They are found along the beaches to commemorate le Jour J
Canadian Fort Garry Horse Memorial ThaonAs the Horse (the 10th Armoured Regiment) were equipped with Sherman tanks, having broken out from the beaches they roved around from village to village such The latin reads as Deeds not Words
Memorials to Flail tanks of 22nd Dragoons on D DayFlail tanks were Sherman tanks equipped at the frontwith rotating rollers with long chains attached whosepurpose was to clear exits from the beaches by exploding mines
Beaches of Palma Nova, Majorca, Spain. Date: 1950s
British infantry landing on one of the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. On the left of the image one can see the bows of the landing craft. Date: 1944
Mulberry Harbour on the beach at Arromanches-les-BainsA section of one of the World War Two Mulberry Harbours on the beach at Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, France Date: 1988
Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, FranceChildren play on a World War Two tank above the Normandy town of Arromanches-les-Bains. The beach was the scene for one of the main D Day Landings in June 1944
Tractor on beach, Normandy, FranceAn old tractor on a beach in Normandy, France Date: 1988
Malaga - The beach at TorremolinosMalaga, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain - The beach at Torremolinos - it looks slightly different today...! Date: circa 1940s
Curtiss Model F Biplane Flying-Boat Parked in the Water ?Curtiss Model F Biplane Flying-Boat Parked in the Water at a Beach in 1914 Date: 1914
Beach in Conakry, GuineaBeach in Conakry, the capital of Guinea (then French Guinea) on the west coast of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. Date: circa 1900
Casino Palace Hotel in Port Said, EgyptCasino Palace Hotel on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea at the entrance of the Suez Canal in Port Said in north-eastern Egypt
Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
No 4 Commando Memorial Plaque, OuistrehamThis stands beside the Com Deb Sig Memorial in Ouistreham - see picture menorm165. The Commandos, part of 1st Special Service Brigade
Hotel Casa Blanca, Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, with bungalows and a diving board. Date: circa 1930
Durban, South Africa - a Paradise for BathersDurban (Port Natal), South Africa, packed with holiday-makers, enjoying both the beach itself and an open-air swimming pool. 1928
Plage de l Anse Bernard and Cap-Vert in Dakar, SenegalA path winds up along the Plage de l Anse Bernard (Anse Bernard Beach) towards a lazaret at the coast of the Atlantic Ocean with the Cap-Vert in the background - Dakar
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Copacabana Beach Date: 1955
Caspian Sea Shore - sand desert with scarce vegetation along the shore - white shells as pebbles on beaches - a view from an abandoned lighthouse. near Krasnovodsk town - Turkmenistan. April
Poster advertising the Beaches of BelgiumPoster for the Railways of Belgium highlighting the virtues of the Beaches of Belgium (Les Plages Belges)
When can you get this abroad? by William CaineThis illustration shows a row of beach huts next to the sea, a little way in front of the larger huts, and the tall houses and hotels that make up the sea front
Sea Cliff, Long IslandThe bathing pavilion, from Prospect Avenue, Sea Cliff, Long Island, New York
DUKW powered ferry on the Great Chindwin River, Burma - circa 1945. The DUKW (popularly pronounced " duck" ) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by General Motors
Boys Club, children at Burnham Beaches, 1934A group of boys and girls play in the sea at Burnham. Six boys stand in a line with their trousers rolled up for a photograph
Fashion from the French Riviera, 1928The Sketch features a range of stylish beachwear being sported at the spa town of Juan-les-Pins in the C� d Azur 1928
Sunrise over άe de Gor饠(Gor饠Island), SenegalSunrise over ά e de Gor饠 (Gor饠 Island) behind the silhouettes of palm trees - Dakar, Senegal. Date: circa 1930
Suez, EgyptGeneral view of Suez in north-eastern Egypt at the coast of the Gulf of Suez and the western bank of the Suez Canal. Date: circa 1908
Ambodifotatra on Nosy Boraha island, MadagascarCrowd at the beach of Ambodifotatra on Nosy Boraha island (ά e Sainte-Marie) in the Indian Ocean in front of the eastern coast of Madagascar. Date: circa 1908
Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) beach, MadagascarView over Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez), a city on the northern coast of Madagascar, including the beach. Date: circa 1910
Beach of Beirut (Beyrouth), LebanonView of the Beirut (Beyrouth) beach on the right as seen from a Royal Navy cruiser - Lebanon Date: 1924
Malo-Les-Bains, France - panoramic view of beachMalo-Les-Bains, France - panoramic view of the beach, full of holidaymakers and tents. Date: circa 1910s
D-Day Bridgehead, Normandy, France, WW2D-Day Bridgehead, Normandy, France, June 1944. 1944
D-Day German defences, Normandy, France, WW2D-Day German defences, Normandy, France, June 1944. 1944
Malo-les-Bains, France - women fishing for shrimpMalo-les-Bains, France - two women fishing for shrimp sieve through shallow water with large nets on poles. circa 1910s
Malo-les-Bains, France - children building sandcastlesChildren have a sandcastle building competition on the Malo-les-Bains beach, near Dunkirk (Dunkerque) in northern France. circa 1910s
Dunkirk, France - paddling at Malo-les-Bains beachDunkirk, France - people paddling and playing in the waves at Malo-les-Bains beach, with sailing boats on the sea in the background. circa 1910s
Dunkirk, France - the beach at Malo-les-BainsMalo-les-Bains beach near Dunkirk (Dunkerque) in France. Children are playing in the sand and people rest in beach tents and wooden huts. circa 1910s
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Vermelha and Copacabana Beaches Date: 1955
Wenduine, Belgium - seaside resortWenduine (Wenduyne), Belgium - a one-time fishing village turned seaside resort, with tents and huts lining the beach and residents or holidaymakers wandering along the promenade. circa 1910s
Malo-les-Bains, France - bathersA man in a bathing suit stands in the surf of the Malo-les-Bains beach, near Dunkirk (Dunkerque) in France. Behind him are other bathers as well as various boats. circa 1910s
Malo-Les-Bains, France - seaside resort and beachThe seaside town of Malo-Les-Bains, France, showing the dike and crowded beach lined with wooden huts. circa 1910s
The Tannery at Monte Carlo BeachArtists impression of sun-worshippers soaking up rays at Monte Carlo beach, nicknamed the tannery by The Bystander, such was the cult of sunbathing during the 1930s
V Beach at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey. The landing at Cape Helles was part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula by British
The sea coast at Hayama, JapanThe sea coast at Hayama - located in Miura District, Kanagawa Prefecture, on central Honshu, Japan, at the northern end of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean. Date: circa 1910s
The Parade, East End, Brighton, SussexBrighton, Sussex: The Parade, East End, with the East Pier in the distance. Date: 1905
View of the Front looking east, Brighton, SussexBrighton, Sussex: view of the front from the pier, looking east. Date: 1905
Gun EmplacementAllied infantry take out a German gun emplacement defending the beaches Date: 6 June 1944
