American assault troops on a chalk cliff a few hundred feet from the surf. Omaha Beach, France. June 6, 1944.

National Archives and Records Administration1944-06-06

U.S. National Archives
United States

Original Caption: American assault troops of the 3rd Bat., 16th Regt., 1st US Inf. Div., who failed in their attempt to storm across a narrow strip of beach in Collville Sure Mer, Normandy, to the comparative safety of a chalk cliff a few hundred feet from the surf. Omaha Beach, France. June 6, 1944.

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Title: American assault troops on a chalk cliff a few hundred feet from the surf. Omaha Beach, France. June 6, 1944.
Creator: National Archives and Records Administration
Date: 1944-06-06
Location: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.

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