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A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard -manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company A, 16th Infantry , 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) wading onto the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on the morning of June 6, 1944. American soldiers encountered the newly formed German 352nd Division when landing. During the initial landing two-thirds of Company E became casualties.

Uploaded 13 June 2026

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Context
Field / Unknown location
Date taken
6 June 1944(AI estimate)
Operation
Operation OverlordΒ· Western FrontAI
Location
Omaha Beach
License
Public domain / no rights reserved

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