Photograph of the French Invasion Beach
1944
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Original caption: "Supplies Pour Ashore for Invaders of France. This striking panorama of the French invasion beach was made by a Coast Guard Combat Photographer from a hillside out with the trenches (foreground) of the ousted Nazi defenders. The channel waters are black with shipping, as reinforcements and supplies are funneled ashore for the conquest of the Cherbourg Peninsula. Balloon barrages float overhead to protect the ships from low-flying enemy strafers. One balloon rests on the deck of an LST. Headed inland are long parades of trucks, loaded with troops and supplies."
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard.
National Archives Identifier: 205578630
Full Citation: 26-G-2517; Photograph of the French Invasion Beach; 1944; Europe - Normandy Invasion; Photographs of Activities, Facilities, and Personalities, 1939–1967; Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, Record Group 26; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-french-invasion-beach, March 23, 2025]Activities that use this document
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