29. B-26 Marauder
It is smiling in this July 1944 picture when a bomber crew from the B-26 Marauder is returning from an apparently successful French mission. Of course, aircraft played a significant role in the invasion of Normandy. Some 11,000 allied aircraft performed approximately 200,000 flights from 1 April 1944 up to the D-Day. And these flights in France and elsewhere, with around 195.000 tons of bombs, destroyed vital Axis infrastructure.
29. B 26 Marauder
28. Heading for Sword Beach
This photograph depicts British commandos of the ISB as they get to the Sword Beach in France. In principle, these soldiers were scheduled to come shortly after Germany was removed off the shore and sent inland immediately. They took part in a brutal fight with the German defenders in the tight quarters until they finally overwhelmed them. Indeed, when they landed, combat resumed.
28. Heading For Sword Beach
