On the 6th of June 1944 the combined efforts of the British and American forces managed to capture the key beaches of northern France. They were code named Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha, Utah.
World War II Battle Map., Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1944, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Men of 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion, 4-5 June 1944, From the collection of: Imperial War Museums
Sherman Tanks and trucks being sent to England via Boston for European invasion., National Archives and Records Administration, 1942/1944, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Higgins Boats Being Shipped., National Archives and Records Administration, 1942/1946, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Marines Training, Horace Abrahams, 1943-08-01, From the collection of: Getty Images
British Marines training for the invasion.
Infantrymen disembark at Slapton Beach, Devon, England., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
All Aboard, Keystone, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: Getty Images
Invasion Troops, PNA Rota, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: Getty Images
Four Coast Guardsmen, serving as scouts and proceeding in an LCM to the French invasion beachshortly before H hour., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Commandos on board a landing craft on their approach to Sword Beach, 6 June 1944, From the collection of: Imperial War Museums
These Coast Guard barges rode back and forth through D-Day bringing wave of reinforcements to the beachhead., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard on D-Day. June 6, 1944., The National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the 9th AF is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the beaches below., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on June 6, 1944., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
American troops, carrying rifles and light fighting equipment, spring through the surf from Coast Guard-manned landing craft in final amphibious maneuvers somewhere on the North African coast., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
The Coast Guard Lands the British Marines., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Juno Beach D-Day Landings, Hulton Archive, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: Getty Images
A mortar crew stands back just before firing into a Nazi position somewhere along the Normandy Coast, France. June 6, 1944., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Carrying full equipment. June 6, 1944. Omaha Beach., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
American troops plan their attack on a beachhead of France. June 10, 1944. Les Dunes De Varredille (Varreville)., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
American soldiers march a group of German prisoners along a beachhead in Northern France. June 6, 1944., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Panoramic view of supplies being brought ashore for Allied forces., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
The beach secured, more supplies and munitions being brought to the front.
Army men loading landing craft with food supplies at an English port, in prepartion for France invasion., National Archives and Records Administration, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: U.S. National Archives
Pedal Power, G. Milne, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: Getty Images
Squadron Of P-38 Lightnings In Flight, FPG, 1944-06-06, From the collection of: Getty Images
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