40 Rare Photos Showing What D-Day Was Really Like

Published on 09/01/2021
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Heading To Normandy

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, American troops plunge from a Coast Guard landing barge toward the beach at Normandy.

Heading To Normandy

Heading To Normandy

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Heavy Smoke

After an explosion near Cherbourg, France, a dense plume of smoke rises from the dunes, which are littered with barbed wire. Two soldiers huddle together behind a brick wall. The photograph was taken during the summer of 1944.

Heavy Smoke

Heavy Smoke

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