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80-G-251984 Normandy Invasion Preparations, 1944

Photo #: 80-G-251984 Normandy Invasion Preparations, 1944
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Title: Normandy Invasion Preparations, 1944
Description: British Sailors and Marines relax atop a concrete Phoenix caisson, 17 March 1944, just after its completion at the Portsmouth Dockyard, England. They are part of the crew of this structure, one of many built for use as breakwaters for the Mulberry artificial harbors that were part of the Normandy invasion plan. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-251984
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