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<p>British troops land on the beaches of Normandy on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>, the beginning of the Allied invasion of France to establish a second front against German forces in Europe. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.</p>

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<p>British troops land on the beaches of Normandy on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>, the beginning of the Allied invasion of France to establish a second front against German forces in Europe. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.</p>
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British troops land on D-Day
<p>British troops land on the beaches of Normandy on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>, the beginning of the Allied invasion of France to establish a second front against German forces in Europe. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.</p>
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British troops land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day
<p>Captain Lasdun briefs troops of the British Army on June 4, 1944, two days before the Allied invasion of Normandy on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>.</p>
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British Troops Prepare for the Allied Invasion of Normandy
<p>Canadian troops of the 'B' Company, North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment take cover on June 6, 1944, or <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>.</p>
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Canadian troops on D-Day
<p>Allied air superiority over Germany was a decisive factor in the success of the D-Day (June 6, 1944) landings in France. This footage shows the Allied bombing of suspected German positions during the battle. Allied air attacks both supported Allied ground operations in Normandy and prevented German reinforcements from reaching the area. The Allies would liberate most of France by the end of August 1944.</p>
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D-Day bombings over France
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D-Day: Historical Film Footage
<p>US troops wade ashore at Normandy on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>, the beginning of the Allied invasion of France to establish a second front against German forces in Europe. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.</p>
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D-Day: Photographs
<p>General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division just hours before their jump into German-occupied France (<a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>). June 5, 1944.</p>
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
<p>The Normandy beach as it appeared after <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>. Landing craft on the beach unload troops and supplies transferred from transports offshore. Barrage balloons hover overhead to deter German aircraft. Normandy, France, undated (after June 6, 1944).</p>
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The Normandy beach as it appeared after D-Day
<p>Assault troops in a landing craft approach Omaha Beach on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.</p>
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Troops approach Omaha Beach on D-Day
<p>Dated June 6, 1944, this US Twelfth Army Group situation map shows the presumed locations of Allied and Axis forces on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>, when Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. Drafted during the war, the content in this historical map reflects the information that operational commander, General Omar N. Bradley, would have had on hand at the time.</p>
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Twelfth Army Group Situation Map for D-Day
<p>US troops wade through the surf on their arrival at the Normandy beaches on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.</p>
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US troops landing at Normandy on D-Day
<p>US troops pull the survivors of a sunken craft on to the shores of the Normandy beaches on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.</p>
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US troops pull the survivors ashore on D-Day
<p>US troops wade ashore at Normandy on <a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>, the beginning of the Allied invasion of France to establish a second front against German forces in Europe. Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.</p>
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US troops wade ashore at Normandy on D-Day
<p>Teenager Simon Jeruchim learned of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France (<a href="/narrative/2899/en">D-Day</a>) on a shortwave radio. He painted a watercolor depiction of the bombing and burning of a town situated on a river. He titled the piece "Memory of June 6, 1944."</p> <p>Simon Jeruchim was born in Paris in 1929 to Samuel and Sonia (née Szpiro), Jewish émigrés from Poland. In July 1942, Simon’s parents were able to find <a href="/narrative/7711/en">hiding places</a> for him and his siblings, but they were arrested and deported to <a href="/narrative/3673/en">Auschwitz</a> before they could themselves go into hiding. Simon spent almost two years in Normandy. There, a schoolmaster gave him a gift consisting of watercolors and a sketchpad. Simon used them to depict various aspects of his life in Normandy</p>
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Watercolor painting by Simon Jeruchim entitled "Memory of June 6, 1944"

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