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Most memorable images from D-Day

Sean Dougherty Emily Johnson
Photo taken on June 6, 1944 in England, of supreme commander for the 1944 cross-channel invasion of the continental mainland American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, giving orders to the paratroopers before the landing operations during the Second World War.
Photo taken on June 6, 1944 in England, of supreme commander for the 1944 cross-channel invasion of the continental mainland American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, giving orders to the paratroopers before the landing operations during the Second World War.
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B-24 Liberator bombers fly over the invasion Armada, heading towards the French coast.
B-24 Liberator bombers fly over the invasion Armada, heading towards the French coast.
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D-Day Landings Under German Fire.
D-Day Landings Under German Fire.
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U.S. soldiers wade through surf and German gunfire to secure a beachhead during the Allied Invasion on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
U.S. soldiers wade through surf and German gunfire to secure a beachhead during the Allied Invasion on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
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A handout photo made available by the US Army showing US soldiers of the 16th Infantry Regiment, wounded while storming Omaha Beach, waiting by the chalk cliffs for evacuation to a field hospital for treatment, on D-Day, Normandy, France, 06 June 1944.
A handout photo made available by the US Army showing US soldiers of the 16th Infantry Regiment, wounded while storming Omaha Beach, waiting by the chalk cliffs for evacuation to a field hospital for treatment, on D-Day, Normandy, France, 06 June 1944.
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British troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 marking the commencement of D Day.
British troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 marking the commencement of D Day.
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Paratroopers of the Allied Army land on La Manche, on the coast of France on June 6, 1944 after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches during D-Day.
Paratroopers of the Allied Army land on La Manche, on the coast of France on June 6, 1944 after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches during D-Day.
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Joseph Vaghi, a US Navy ensign, chats with residents of Colleville-Sur-Mer on June 6, 1944, after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches during D-Day.
Joseph Vaghi, a US Navy ensign, chats with residents of Colleville-Sur-Mer on June 6, 1944, after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches during D-Day.
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British paratroopers, their faces painted with camouflage paint, read slogans chalked on the side of a glider after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches during D-Day on June 6, 1944.
British paratroopers, their faces painted with camouflage paint, read slogans chalked on the side of a glider after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches during D-Day on June 6, 1944.
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A convoy of US landing craft nears the beach during the Allied Invasion of Europe, on D-Day in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.
A convoy of US landing craft nears the beach during the Allied Invasion of Europe, on D-Day in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.
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German troops surrender to US soldiers during the Allied Invasion of Europe, D-Day, in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.
German troops surrender to US soldiers during the Allied Invasion of Europe, D-Day, in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.
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Members of a landing party help injured US soldiers to safety on Utah Beach during the Allied Invasion of Europe, on D-Day in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.
Members of a landing party help injured US soldiers to safety on Utah Beach during the Allied Invasion of Europe, on D-Day in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.
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Allied ships are attacked by German fighters as the largest massed assault of World War II begins to land men and supplies on the coast of northern France on June 6, 1944.
Allied ships are attacked by German fighters as the largest massed assault of World War II begins to land men and supplies on the coast of northern France on June 6, 1944.
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Canadian soldiers land on Courseulles beach in Normandy as Allied forces storm the Normandy beaches on D-Day.
Canadian soldiers land on Courseulles beach in Normandy as Allied forces storm the Normandy beaches on D-Day.
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Allied forces soldiers land on a beach in Normandy, north-western France during D-Day.
Allied forces soldiers land on a beach in Normandy, north-western France during D-Day.
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US troops of the 4th Infantry Division "Famous Fourth" land on 'Utah Beach' as Allied forces storm the Normandy beaches on D-Day.
US troops of the 4th Infantry Division "Famous Fourth" land on 'Utah Beach' as Allied forces storm the Normandy beaches on D-Day.
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This file photograph taken on June 6, 1944, shows Allied forces soldiers during the D-Day landing operations in Normandy, north-western France.
This file photograph taken on June 6, 1944, shows Allied forces soldiers during the D-Day landing operations in Normandy, north-western France.
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