SWORD BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE - 06 June 1944 - British troops on Queen Beach, Sword Area at approx. 8:30am 6th June 1944. Soldiers of Platoon, 84

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SWORD BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE - 06 June 1944 - British troops on Queen Beach, Sword Area at approx. 8:30am 6th June 1944. Soldiers of Platoon, 84 Field Company RE are in the foreground, passing the heavily laden medical orderlies of Field Ambulance, some of whom are assiting the wounded. The men of the British Army 1st Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment and Lord Lovats's are in the background. 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 infantry. The Normandy landings involved almost 400,000 military and naval personnel - Photo: Geopix

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Size: 4608px × 3310px
Location: Sword Beach Normandy France
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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