American Soldiers Landing off the Coast of France
6/6/1944
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On June 6, 1944, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower led more than 160,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen across the English Channel in an amphibious invasion of Normandy, France.
In this D-day photograph, troops disembark from a landing craft on the Normandy coast. Coast Guardsmen manned the landing craft, which debarked troops near shore and immediately returned to the assault transports to pick up more. This dangerous shuttle continued throughout the day under enemy fire.
In this D-day photograph, troops disembark from a landing craft on the Normandy coast. Coast Guardsmen manned the landing craft, which debarked troops near shore and immediately returned to the assault transports to pick up more. This dangerous shuttle continued throughout the day under enemy fire.
The historic D-day invasion was a turning point in World War II. It was the initial assault in a massive operation that liberated Western Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany.
This primary source comes from the Collection FDR-PHOCO: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs.
National Archives Identifier: 195515
Full Citation: Photograph PHOCO-A-7298; WWII: Europe: France; 'Into the Jaws of Death - U.S. Troops wading through water and Nazi gunfire'; 6/6/1944; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, 1882 - 1962; Collection FDR-PHOCO: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/dday-invasion, December 9, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
