This is the 6th of June 1944. On the coast of northern France, a military warship is stopped. Men flood into the shallow waves in the rhythm of distant gunfire. Thus starts the world’s most extensive amphibious invasion: D-Day. Eventually, more than 150,000 men would fill the English Channel in Normandy and beyond to fight German invaders. No, it’s not a beautiful view. But it was a catastrophic sight — this is proven by these 40 pictures.
40 Rare Photos Showing What D Day Was Really Like
40. On The March
This would be quite a lovely French sight if it weren’t for the sea of troops. But the truth of the situation here is not ignored. Men of the 50th Division of the Infantry Division of Britain had just reached Gold Beach. You go to the town of Crépon, where they compel the Germans to withdraw to the south. Afterward, the British will continue their progress across the countryside of Normandy — and then victory.
40. On The March
