Tag D-Day
US troops use dead cows as cover on road to Perriers 1944
In the breakout from the Normady beachhead on the road to Perriers, two US GI’s take cover behind dead cows. In an exposed position like a road, any cover can be the difference between life and death.
Tiger burnt out on the roadside in Normandy
A Douglas A-20 making a bomb run on D-Day, 6 June 1944
Assigned to the Ninth Air Force the 416th Bombardment Group, they were equipped with Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft, seen here wearing the invasion stripes – alternating black and white bands on the wings and fuselage – an attempt to increase…
Operation Overlord – 6/6/44
Depending on where you are in the world, today is either the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, or it’s the day before D-Day. It’s the day when the Allied forces returned to mainland Europe, many soliders on both sides lost their…