WW II D-Day From A Landing Craft As It Approaches the Normandy Shore, 6 June 1944

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This photo was taken by a U.S. Army Signal Corps photographer on D-Day, 6 June 1944 showing the view from a landing craft as American soldiers wait behind the thin shield of the front ramp. Naval gunfire is softening up the beach. In a few moments the ramp will drop open and these troops will be completely exposed to hostile fire from German positions on the cliffs. This is the real scene that The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan are based on.

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