Fangen wir mal mit einer kleinen Sammlung vom D-Day und dessen Vorbereitung an:
Rehearsal of the Allied landing in Normandy. Conducted in Slapton Sands on the coast of the UK.
American rangers on board the British assault landing craft type of LCA (landing craft, assault) in the port of Weymouth. Next are infantry and amphibious ships such as LCI (L) (landing craft, infantry (large)) № № - 497, 84, and a heavy landing craft LCH (landing craft, heavy) № -87.
American soldiers are sent to the landing craft before landing in Normandy at a port in the UK.
Port Weymouth England. Loading Rangers on ships began five days before the start of "Operation Overlord" June 1, 1944 for security reasons.Here they receive coffee and donuts.
U.S. amphibious ships such as LCI (L) cross the English Channel on the way to Normandy, in the sector of Utah. Coming in the left column of LCI (L) -96 and LCI (L) -325, on the right - LCI (L) -4. Each ship has a barrage balloon for protection against attacks by German planes.
U.S. Coast Guard USCG-21 at the time of the Allied landing in Normandy The ship belonged to the rescue of the U.S. Navy fleet and engaged in rescuing soldiers or damaged vessels.
U.S. Coast Guard USCG-1 amphibious assault ship is moored to # 549 on the day of the Allied landings in Normandy near Omaha Beach.
The photographs showed two amphibious ship class LCT with the numbers 27 and 53. A little further to board a large landing ship LST-325
Damaged by German Artillery.
Medics of the American 4th Infantry Division assist the wounded on Utah beach.