THE OVERLORD EMBROIDERY - A section of the "Overlord" Embroidery tapestry designed by Sandra Lawrence and made by the Royal School of Needlework to commemorate D-Day and the Normandy landings in 1944. The Overlord Embroidery was commissioned by Lord Dulverton of Batsford as a tribute to the sacrifice and heroism of those who took part. Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, it traces the progress of Operation Overlord and the events preceding it. The tapestry is 272 feet long and took five years to produce. The scenes it depicts are based on wartime photographs held by the Imperial War Museum

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Size: 3424px × 1459px
Photo credit: © piemags/ww2archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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