Normandy 2
A group of paratroopers in a French village at St. Marcouf, Utah Beach, France. From here they will move on into the continent, accomplishing their assigned objectives. 8 June 1944.
- Date
- 1944-06-08
- Photographer / author
- Photo by Werner. SC 189921-S
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 2,880 × 2,347 pixels
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Reason: a US government work (US Military).
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