Memories of D-Day
June 6th 1944. Operation Overlord begins, codename for the Battle of Normandy. Landing alongside the Allied troops were cameramen and photographers tasked with recording the experience of the British troops. They would record the largest seaborne invasion in history and one of the most significant offensives of World War II. Their images take us back to the minutes and hours of that fateful day.
June 6th 1944. Operation Overlord begins, codename for the Battle of Normandy. Landing alongside the Allied troops were cameramen and photographers tasked with recording the experience of the British troops. They would record the largest seaborne invasion in history and one of the most significant offensives of World War II. Their images take us back to the minutes and hours of that fateful day.
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