Amphibious invasions

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Columns of smoke rising along the coast of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Island, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Columns of smoke rising along the coast; several landing craft are cruising towards the shore....
Convoy of American naval vessels at sea in the English Channel, 6 June 1944
Convoy of U.S. warships at sea; probably during the invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord). English Channel. 6 June...
Crane transferring cargo from DUKWs into 2-½ ton trucks on Labuan Island, near Borneo, June 1945
Photograph. Mobile crane transferring cargo from DUKWs into 2-½ ton trucks on a landing beach; LST (Landing Ship, Tank...
D-Day at Gela, Sicily, 1943
Photograph. United States soldiers gathering on a beach; USS LCI(G)-220 and other landing craft are in the background....
Dead Japanese in a foxhole on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Sand covered Japanese bodies in foxhole in foreground; view to Iwo Jima harbor and dozens of US landing craft behind....
Deck of LST-170 and ship in background
Photograph. Deck of LST-170 with another ship in background. The ship in the background in named Tasman. Location...
Destroyed beach barriers
Photograph. Remains of concrete barriers and barbed wire strewn along a beach. August 1945 Peoples Drug Stores stamp...
Destruction of Japanese foxholes, Guam, 1944
Photograph. Several small explosions grouped close together on a small hill; a United States Marine is running in the...
DUKWs lined up in the ocean
Photograph. Two rows of DUKWs in open ocean. An island outline is in the distant background. Location unknown. No date
Easter morning amphibious invasion, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. United States Marines and amphibious vehicles gathering on a narrow beach; Marines are wading through...
Elco PT boat tied up next to LST-170
Photograph. An Elco PT boat tied up next to LST-170. There is a LCVP [Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel] and an island in...
Elements of the 40th Infantry Division heading to shore in LCVPs during amphibious training on 9 March 1944 off Guadalcanal
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Elements of the 40th Infantry Division heading to shore in LCVPs during...
Empty tank deck of an LST
Photograph. Empty tank deck of an LST.The bow doors are open and the elevator that provides access to the upper deck is...
Equipment is unloaded on Normandy beaches in June 1944
Equipment is unloaded on Normandy beaches. "ETO-HQ-44-5083-32. Lt. Steck. 13 June. Signal corps photo. This graphic...
First actual assault wave of 43rd Infantry Division take cover behind an LVT Alligator (amphibious tank) at White Beach, Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines on 9 January 1945
"First actual assault wave of 43rd Div take cover behind alligator (amphibious tank), White Beach, Lingayen Gulf." 9...
First assault waves cruising towards Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945
Photograph. LVTs [Landing Vehicle, Tracked] cruising in open water. Official caption on front: "First assault waves...
Four US Marines stand on a beach over the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers, Pacific Theater, 1943-1945
Four US Marines stand on a beach over a hole which holds the bodies of two or more dead Japanese soldiers. There are...
French troops execute amphibious landing, Elba, Italy, 1944
Photograph. French troops execute amphibious landing. Official caption on front: "MM-44-1407." Official caption on...
French troops landing on Elba, Italy, 1944
Photograph. French troops wade through water during an amphibious landing. Official caption on front: "MM-44-1431."...
German mine exploding near US Coast Guard LCI, Normandy, 1944
Photograph. United States Coast Guardsmen observing a German mine explosion on a beach from an LCI [Landing Craft,...
German prisoners board US landing craft, Cavalaire-sur-Mer, France, 1944
Photograph. German prisoners wade through water to board a US landing craft. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-...
German soldier stands in Allied landing craft, France, June 1944
Photograph. German soldier holding up boxing glove while standing in British landing craft; painted sign in boat reads...
German water mine exploding, Southern France, 15 August 1944
Photograph. German water mine exploding near the 3rd Infantry Division encampment; United States Army soldiers observe...
Gurkha soldiers debarking from landing craft onto a beach, Rangoon, 1945
Photograph. Gurkha soldiers debarking from British landing craft onto a beach. Official caption on front: "Gurkha...
Heavy equipment being transferred from a LST to a barge, Normandy, 1944
Photograph. American trucks and tank being transferred from USS LST-21 to a barge. Official caption on front: "Heavy...
Heavy equipment being unloaded onto a beach, Paestum, 1943
Photograph. Heavy equipment and vehicles being unloaded from landing craft onto a beach; USS LST-359 is in the...
Higgins boats race shoreward under smoke screen at Guadalcanal on 9 March 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. "Troops crowd into landing craft." Reverse: "Higgins boats, loaded with troops of...
Infantrymen boarding assault boats on the Rhine, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Infantrymen of the 7th Infantry Regiment boarding assault boats on the bank of the Rhine; military vehicles...
Infantrymen crossing the Rhine, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Two assault boats filled with infantrymen of the 7th Infantry Regiment crossing the Rhine; two empty...
Infantrymen crossing the Rhine, Germany, March 1945
Photograph. Two assault boats filled with infantrymen of the 7th Infantry Regiment pushing off the bank of the Rhine....
Injured Coast Guardsman in a hospital bunk
Photograph. Coast Guardsman Charles Sheris propped on one arm and grinning in his hospital bunk. Caption on reverse: "...
Injured U.S. Marine on gurney being lifted onto to the USS Rutland on 20 February 1945 near Iwo Jima
Injured U.S. Marine on gurney being lifted onto to the USS Rutland from an LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel];...
Jack Dempsey signs autographs for a group of young fans, South Carolina
Photograph. Coast Guardsman and boxer Jack Dempsey signs autographs for a group of clamoring young fans. Caption on...
Japanese bombers attacking US forces off the coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Photograph. View from the deck of an American LST (Landing Ship, Tank) as Japanese bombers attack the coast of...
Japanese forces attacking US Navy landing craft off the coast of Laiana, New Georgia Islands, 1943
Photograph. Explosions going off in the water around United States Navy landing craft approaching a coastline. Official...

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