US marines killed

 

US marines killed lying face down in the sand of Omaha Beach, Invasion of Normandy, France. Western Front, Second World War in Europe.
Crossed rifles in the sand are a comrade’s tribute to this American soldier who sprang ashore from a landing barge and died at the barricades of Western Europe.
The D-day Omaha beach Allies faced with the strong resistance of the enemy: to the end of the day the Americans lost about 3,000 soldiers there, while in the area “Utah” was only 197 killed.

 

 

Place: Normandy
Time taken: June 1944

 

The US marines killed photo source: Crossed rifles in the sand are a comrade’s tribute to this American soldier who sprang ashore from a landing barge.

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