US Army soldiers gathering on a beach, Southern France, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army soldiers debarking from an LCI [Landing Craft, Infantry] and wading onto a beach; the front of the line is passing through a breach in the coastal wall. Official caption on front: "Assault troops pour through breach in concrete wall, 8-15-44. US Army Photo 184-7." Southern France. 15 August 1944
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08/15/1944
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
France
Latitude:
46.000
Longitude:
2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Landing craft--American--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France, Southern
Walls--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France