File:Approaching Omaha.jpg
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Photo #: SC 320901 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. Note helmet netting; faint "No Smoking" sign on the LCVP's ramp; and M1903 rifles and M1 carbines carried by some of these men. This photograph was taken from the same LCVP as Photo # SC 189986. Original Source: Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Higher Resolution Source: http://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/Normandy/pictures.html (See the 14th image in the series of 39.) |
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The original uploader was Taak at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Raul654, Nauticashades at en.wikipedia. |
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- 2006-11-12 10:35 Nauticashades 2917×2340×8 (553871 bytes) ((PD-USNavy)) Photo #: SC 320901 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. Note helmet netting; faint "No Smoking" sign on the LCVP's ramp; and M1903 rifles and M1 carbines carried by
- 2004-07-04 16:52 Raul654 740×541×8 (92150 bytes)
- 2004-06-25 23:21 Taak 740×560×8 (100025 bytes) marines approaching omaha beach
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| current | 15:11, 3 April 2008 | | 3,000 × 2,147 (1.24 MB) | Movieevery | uncropped version |
| 22:55, 17 January 2008 |  | 2,917 × 2,340 (541 KB) | Thegreenj~commonswiki | Reverted to version as of 23:22, 5 May 2007 | |
| 08:51, 1 October 2007 |  | 3,000 × 2,147 (1.24 MB) | 3am | ||
| 23:22, 5 May 2007 |  | 2,917 × 2,340 (541 KB) | Dybdal~commonswiki | ((Information |Description=Photo #: SC 320901 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. Note helmet netting; faint "No Smoking" sign on the LCVP's ramp; and M1903 rifles and M1 carbin |
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