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The Coast Guard Lands the British Marines.

National Archives and Records Administration1944-06-06

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
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Original Caption: The Coast Guard Lands the British Marines- Down the ramps, through the surf and up the beach dash Royal British Marines form U.S. Coast Guard-manned landing craft during final amphibious maneuvers on the coast of North Africa. The Britons came in aboard a Coast Guard-manned assault transport. Coast Guard landing craft, like these, struck the Coast of France in the initial liberation waves on D-Day!

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  • Title: The Coast Guard Lands the British Marines.
  • Creator: National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1944-06-06
  • Location: Normandy, France.
U.S. National Archives

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