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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
D-Day - British and Canadian troops landing - Juno BeachBritish and Canadian 3rd Division troops land at Juno Beach. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an
D-Day - Landing in France - Omaha BeachAmerican assault troops prepare to disembark their landing craft as it approaches the beach head, Omaha Beach. The smoke visible in the background attests to the massive naval artillery assault
D-Day - Supplies pour ashoreA stunning panorama photograph of a French invasion beach with the channel waters thick with US military shipping, as reinforcements
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
D-Day - Glider reinforcement teamA team of paratroopers amuse themselves whilst awaiting the call to take flight in their glider to back up the initial assault phase on the Normandy coast
Flying for the Summer Week-end by C. E. TurnerIllustration from 1928 by C.E. Turner reflecting the growing rise of civilian flying in the 1920s. The caption reads, ...only last month there was a house-party at which the ten guests
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
Americans Omaha BeachAmerican troops landing on Omaha beach, Normandy, France, as part of the Allied D-Day landings
Ufo Review Issue 7massive Ufo Landings to Take Place : Will you be Taken Onboard by the Aliens ?
D-Day - Assault of American troopsUS Assault troops wading ashore. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an amphibious assault by
German gliders in Battle of Crete by G. H. DavisLanding air troops: German gliders of the Battle of Crete during the Second World War. By the use of gliders, parachutes and mass-produced aeroplanes for crash landings
World War II transport planes & gliders ready EnglandVintage World War II photograph - transport planes and gliders ready for takeoff in England, for landings in the Netherlands
WW2 - US Troops comfort a distressed child and puppy - likkely in France following the D-Day landings of June 1944. Date: 1944
Normandy landings WW2: Utah BeachPart of the 4th Infantry Division moves inland from Utah Beach, 1944. 6th June 1944
WW2 Greetings Card, Happy LandingsA WW2 Royal Air Force themed greetings card, the illustration shows a British plane flying low. Happy Landings! Date: circa 1940s
Happy Landings! WW2This illustration shows a British WW2 parachutist drifting safely, having evacuated his aircraft which is plummeting in the background. Date: 1941
HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyerRoyal Navy - HMS Usk, a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer ordered under the 1901 - 1902 Naval Estimates and named after the River Usk in Wales flowing through Newport
Julius Caesar dismbarking at Deal the South-East coast of England, fighting on the shore. Date: 55 BC
World War II France and Britain commemorate D-DayVintage World War II photograph - France and Britain commemorate the first anniversay of the D-Day landings on the beach at Arromanches, Normandy
3rd Para Sqn & 3rd Canadian Para Bn Plaque, Divette streamOn the extreme left flank (that is as seen from the sea) of the Landings, were a number of small rivers and streams over which were road bridges
4th Special Service Brigade HQ Memorial, SallenellesThe Brigade was made up of Royal Marine Commandos Nos 41, 46, 47 and 48. Like the other Special Forces it was charged with filling the gaps between the major landings
View of Pegasus Bridge, Gondree Caf & gun pitThis view is from the east bank of the Orne Canal, (the side where the gliders landed). The Gondree Caf is on the left and the German gun pit and the bridge are on the right
Liberation of the 1st Town Hall, Benouville, NormandyThis plaque, on the wall of the Mairie just up the road from what became known as Pegasus Bridge, claims that Liberation came at 2345 hours on 5 June
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
Com Deb Sig Liberation Memorial, OistrehamTen distinctive Comite du Debarquement Memorials were put up at stragegic points to commemorate the landings and the Liberation. This one, which has beside it a No
Plaque to Cruiser Montcalm, Port en Bessin NormandyThe Free French Ship Montcalm was one of the three Cruisers in Bombarding Force C which supported the American Landings on Omaha Beach. It later took part in Operations in the Mediterranean
British 3rd Infantry Division Plaque Sannerville NormandyThe wall commemorates the Divisions part in Operation Goodwood, 18-21 July 1944. Nicknamed Montys Ironsides, between D-Day and the end of the war, the Division had over 11, 000 casualties
2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles Memorial Cambes en PlaineThe Battalion captured the village on 9 June. The German posltion was one of the strongest on this part of the front. The capture sealed the connection between Canadian & British Forces
Ryes Commonwealth War Graves CemeteryThe first burials here were made just 2 days after the landings. The 2nd Battalion Dorset Regiment liberated Ryes late afternoon on D Day helped by the 1st Battalion Royal Hampshire Regiment
British & Canadian Liberators Monument BrettevilleThis striking Memorial lists all the Participants in the Liberation of Communes between the rivers Thue & Mue, 3rd Can Div, RCA, 2nd Armoured Bde, 43rd Wessex Div, 15th Scottish Div
Royal Winnipeg Rifles Memorial Plaque CreullyThe Little Black Devils landed on Juno Beach on D Day as part of 3rd Canadian Division. They suffered heavy casualties during the landings. This plaque is in the car park
50th Northumrian Division Asnelles NormandyThe memorial is at a crossroads named Alexander Stanier after the Commander of the leading brigade (the 231st) of the 50th that landed on Gold Beach. Nearby are memorials to the leading battalions
Museum of Underwater Wrecks Port en BessinIn 1970 Jaques Lemonchois was asked to clear war wrecks not cleared by the government. The results here include tanks, parts of aeroplanes and torpedos, plus films, photos and documents
Entrance to site of German POW Camp FoucarvilleEventually the camp held 40, 000 prisoners including 218 Generals and 6 Admirals. It was effectively a full blown town with a 1, 000 bed hospital, a cinema, electric lights, a ballroom and shops
Harbour, docks and landings, Calumet River, Chicago, USAThe harbour, docks and landings, Calumet River, Chicago, Illinois, USA. circa 1907
American paratroop, hunting snipers in St. Mere Eglise, firing a volley into a church tower, used by German soldiers as an observation post
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
WW2 pop-up Christmas card (inside), May Joy-stick to you, Happy Landings! Date: circa 1942
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
WW2 - Canadian Trooper repairing his bicycle in Normandy following the D-Day landings - June 1944. Date: 1944
Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, 3rd pattern, 1943, carried at Normandy Landings, Sgts Scott, No 3 Commando, 1944. Unknown maker. Date: 1940
Landing at Gallipoli, World War I by Cyrus CuneoAnzac soldiers landing on the beach at Gallipoli and coming under fire by Turkish troops. Date: 1916
Ensign of MTB 770 and brass plaque, D-Day landings, WW2WW2 Important archive relating to Sub Lt David Johnson and HMS MTB 770, a motor torpedo boat of the Fairmile D Class. The most significant element of the archive comprises two maps for Operation