D-Day: 76th anniversary of the beginning of Operation Overlord
Troops reach Omaha Beach
US troops wade ashore from a Coast Guard landing craft at Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings near Vierville sur Mer, France.
LCVP reaches Normandy
US Army troops and crewmen aboard a Coast Guard manned LCVP approach a beach in Normandy, France.
Landings at Utah Beach
Forward 14/45 guns of the US Navy battleship USS Nevada fire on positions ashore during the landings on Utah Beach in Normandy, France June 6, 1944.
Canadian troops reaching Juno Beach
Canadian troops come ashore at a Juno Beach landing area at Bernieres Sur Mer, France.
Firing at Omaha Beach
Members of an American landing party assist troops whose landing craft was sunk by enemy fire off Omaha beach, near Colleville sur Mer, France.
Coast Guard LCI(L)-85
The Coast Guard LCI(L)-85, battered by enemy fire after approaching Omaha Beach, prepares to evacuate the troops to the U.S.S. Samuel Chase. She sank shortly after this photograph was taken. The LCI(L)-85 was one of four Coast Guard LCIs that were destroyed on D-Day.
British troops disembark HMCS Prince David
British troops disembark from the Canadian navy infantry landing ship HMCS Prince David in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.
German prisoners
German prisoners-of-war march along Juno Beach, after being captured by Canadian troops, June 6, 1944.
Allied forces Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied forces Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks with US Army paratroopers of Easy Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Strike) of the 101st Airborne Division, at Greenham Common Airfield in England a day before the D-Day.
Night before the D-Day
US Army troops are seen on board a Coast Guard-manned LCI (L) bound for Normandy, the night of June 5, 1944.
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