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80-G-285130 Normandy Invasion, June 1944

Photo #: 80-G-285130 Normandy Invasion, June 1944
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Title: Normandy Invasion, June 1944
Description: Part of a Gooseberry breakwater of sunken ships, forming part of an artificial harbor off the Normandy coast. Photograph dated 7 November 1944, but actually taken in June of that year. Note barrage balloons overhead, and large numbers on the sunken ships. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-285130
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