France Normandy, Benouville, Pegasus bridge over Caen canal

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France Normandy, Benouville, Pegasus bridge over Caen canal, as seen in 2013. In the early hours of 6June 1944 this bridge was secured in a glider attack by Airborne troops under Major Howard, the first action of operation Overlord, the D-Day landings

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Size: 5184px × 3455px
Location: France Normandy, Benouville near Ouistreham
Photo credit: © Rolf Richardson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -day, 1944, 6june, airborne, benouville, bridge, caen, canal, france, gliders, history, landings, liberation, memorial, normandy, orne, ouistreham, overlord, pegasus, river, war, ww2