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American reinforcements pile from a Coast Guard landing barge into the surf on the French coast.

National Archives and Records Administration1944-06-06

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
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Original Caption: It's Their Turn Now-American reinforcements, eager for their shot at the retreating Nazis in Normandy, pile from a Coast Guard landing barge into the surf on the French coast. Hardened for battle, they are going in to reinforce and replace the fighting units that secured the Norman beachhead and spread north toward Cherbourg.

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  • Title: American reinforcements pile from a Coast Guard landing barge into the surf on the French coast.
  • Creator: National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1944-06-06
  • Location: Normandy, France.
U.S. National Archives

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