Extensive damage to a German Artillery position at Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Normandy.

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Note that the damage to the reinforced concrete structure (and the large bomb crater) is on the land facing side of the encasement so may have been hit by aerial bombardment.

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Size: 5129px × 3419px
Location: Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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