Omaha beach, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. On the right is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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DRN_LC19_FRANCE_MC_0082.JPG

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© Manuel Cohen

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1940s 1944 1st Infantry Division 2004 20th century 21st century 29th Infantry Division 6th June 1944 abstract aerial photography aerial view Allied Invasion American Anilore Banon art Atlantic Wall Bay of the Seine beach Cherbourg coast code name color image colour image column curve D-Day D-Day Landings day debarquement americain debarquement d'Omaha Beach drone English Channel Europe European exterior fine art France French German-occupied France heritage history horizontal La Manche landing beach Les Braves Les Braves War Memorial liberation liberation of France Manche memorial metal military military history monument Norman Normandie Normandy Normandy coast Normandy Invasion Normandy landings Omaha Beach Operation Neptune Operation Overlord outdoors outside people plage du debarquement public art Rise Freedom Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer sculpture sea second world war site stainless steel tourism travel UAV unmanned aerial vehicle US US army US Army 1st Infantry Division US Army 29th Infantry Division USA war war memorial wave Western Europe Western European Wings Of Fraternity Wings of Hope world war world war two WW2 WWII

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