D-DAY

154 Pins

· Last updated 6y

Curated by

This Day in History: Jun 6, 1944: D-Day

June 6, 1944: D-Day - Allied Armies heading for France, Great Invasion is Underway.

a group of soldiers standing next to each other in front of a gated area

Special Forces

Easy Company

101st Airborne

101st Airborne Division

Wonderful Colorized images of D-Day | War History Online

Wonderful Colorized images of D-Day The Real Band of Brothers. Easy Company, 2nd Bn, 506 PIR 101st Airborne Div. 7 June 1944

Sherman tanks, an ARV vehicle with BSA motorbikes strapped to it, and a jeep of 13th/18th Royal Hussars, 27th Armoured Brigade, aboard LCT 610/212 approaching the French coast, approx. 07.30 hrs 6th June 1944. Regimental HQ and ‘C’ Squadron landed on 'Queen White’ Beach, Sword area at H+45 - 08.15 hrs The M4A2 Sherman tank in the foreground (T147161 '10’ 'Balaclava’) is a RHQ tank. In front of it is a Sherman BARV (Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle) possibly of 'C’ squadron, the jeep was with 241 Normandy Ww2, Cromwell Tank, Sherman Tank, British Soldier

Sherman tanks, an ARV vehicle with BSA motorbikes strapped to it, and a jeep of 13th/18th Royal Hussars, 27th Armoured Brigade, aboard LCT 610/212 approaching the French coast, approx. 07.30 hrs 6th June 1944. Regimental HQ and ‘C’ Squadron landed on 'Queen White’ Beach, Sword area at H+45 - 08.15 hrs The M4A2 Sherman tank in the foreground (T147161 '10’ 'Balaclava’) is a RHQ tank. In front of it is a Sherman BARV (Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle) possibly of 'C’ squadron, the jeep was with 241

an old photo of soldiers sitting on the ground in front of a sign that says navy aid sta

Wonderful Colorized images of D-Day

Taken over 73 years ago - now we take for granted the modern day image – we have more on our smartphones than ever before. Now take into account the fact that we are used to seeing WW2 in black and white so when you see them in 'colour' – they have a major impact. The war seems very ‘real’ all of a sudden and it

DESEMBARCO EN NORMANDIA

D-Day “You are about to embark upon the Greatest Crusade... The eyes of the world are upon you.” Gen. Eisenhower, D-Day: June 6, 1944.

the d - day poster for june 6, 1940 is shown in black and white

Redirect | D-Day | June 6, 1944 | The United States Army

Operation Overlord, (also known as D-Day), began on June 6, 1944, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning.

four soldiers are standing in front of an airplane

82nd Airborne Division

[Photo] British Pathfinders synchronizing their watches in front of an Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle aircraft, 5 Jun 1944

British Pathfinders synchronizing their watches in front of an Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle aircraft, 5 Jun 1944

Wwii Propaganda Posters

505th at Sainte-Mère-Eglise, june 6, 1944

an old black and white photo of the ocean

Vierville-sur-Mer, WN73

an old black and white photo of boats in the water near a beach with snow on it

American History

England

Military Diorama

Galerie photos

Mulberry A - sector bij Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer - Omaha Beach

a black and white photo with the words alternate history

World War II WWII D-Day Landing Photo US Military Photos 8x10

an old map showing the battle of genshower

margotswift on Twitter

June-August 1944: The Allies' Normandy Campaign & The Falaise Pocket. Note route of Group 8C: Arromanches > Bayeux > Caumont > Vire / Domfront (intended route - in Blue, before the German counter-attack of 7-8 August.

Pinterest

D-DAY

Pinterest

D-DAY