An American Gun Battery of an antiaircraft unit goes into action on Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville Sur-mer, France. June 10, 1944.

National Archives and Records Administration1944-06-10

U.S. National Archives
United States

Original Caption: Allied Invasion of France…This American Gun Battery of an antiaircraft unit goes into action on Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville Sur-mer, France. The pile of empty shell cases is mute testimony to the amount of steel thrown out by this 90mm gun. 10 June 1944.

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Title: An American Gun Battery of an antiaircraft unit goes into action on Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville Sur-mer, France. June 10, 1944.
Creator: National Archives and Records Administration
Date: 1944-06-10
Location: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.

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