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The World at WarUS soldiers on board ship get ready for the D-Day landings - June 1944 CREDIT IWM <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usarmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usarmy</a>

The World at WarBritish soldiers pose for a photograph with German Goliath tracked mines captured in Normandy just after D-day -June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goliath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goliath</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/britisharmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#britisharmy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a>

The World at WarUS soldiers load vehicles and equipment on to ships in readiness for the D-day landings - south coast of England, June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southcoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#southcoast</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#england</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandylandings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandylandings</a>

The World at WarTwo members of the 101st Airborne Division, Private Clarence Ware and Private Charles Plauda apply war paint to each other on the eve of D-day - England, 5th June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#airborne</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paratroopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paratroopers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/101st" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#101st</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/101stairborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#101stairborne</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bandofbrothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bandofbrothers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a>

The World at WarA French lady from the Red Cross uses a French-English dictionary to talk to US soldiers - Sainte Marie du Mont, Normandy, June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usarmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usarmy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redcross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#redcross</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dictionary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a>

The World at WarBritish soldiers await the order to advance along a narrow lane in Normandy - June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/britisharmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#britisharmy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a>

The World at WarUS soldiers on patrol pass a group of off-duty British soldiers in the recently liberated city of Bayeux - Normandy, France, June 1944 CREDIT : LIFE Magazine <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#allies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bayeux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bayeux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/liberated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#liberated</a>

The World at WarGerman soldiers captured in Normandy after D-day set foot on British soil - Southampton, England, June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#england</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#southampton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greatbritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greatbritain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a>

The World at WarBritish soldiers inspect a knocked out German Panzer IV just after D-day - Normandy, France, June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/panzer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#panzer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tank</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a>

The World at WarUS soldiers wounded during the Normandy landings arrive back in England for medical attention, rest and recuperation - England, June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#england</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a>

The World at WarPhoto 1 - US soldiers await the order to disembark on D-Day - Normandy 6th June 1944 Photo 2 - US soldiers finally manage to get ashore at Omaha Beach - Normandy, 6th June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ddaylandings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ddaylandings</a>

The World at WarUS soldiers give cover on Omaha beach - 6th June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/omaha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#omaha</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/omahabeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#omahabeach</a>

The World at WarA US soldier gratefully accepts a glass of wine from a French civilian - Cherbourg, 27th June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cherbourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cherbourg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wine</a>

The World at WarA British Captain searches a German pow, while one of his men stands guard - Normandy 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/britisharmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#britisharmy</a>

The World at WarGerman soldiers captured by US soldiers at Coutances, France 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coutances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coutances</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prisonerofwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prisonerofwar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pow</a>

The World at WarThree very young and happy looking German NCO’s are captured in Caen - June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/youth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#youth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nco</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pow</a>

The World at WarAmerican infantrymen hitch a lift on a captured German Kubelwagen - Carentan, June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carentan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#carentan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kubelwagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kubelwagen</a>

The World at WarUS troops board their landing craft as the preparations for D-day finally get underway - June 1944. Note the soldier carrying a Bangalore demolition charge for clearing obstacles or use against concrete structures <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangalore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bangalore</a>

The World at WarBritish soldiers armed with a PIAT (Projector Infantry Anti-Tank) keep watch for any sign of enemy movement - Normandy, France, June 1944 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/piat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#piat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/normandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#normandy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antitank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antitank</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/britisharmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#britisharmy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a>

The World at WarA German MG 34 machine gun crew prepare to fire - northern France 1944. A heavy machine gun squad often consisted of six men. The MG 34 was known for its reliability, but had high manufacture costs and was slow to produce <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwartwo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwartwo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ww2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldatwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldatwar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secondworldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#secondworldwar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conflict</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwartwopictures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwartwopictures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#war</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwar2pictures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwar2pictures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historyofwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historyofwar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historyofwarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historyofwarfare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mg34" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mg34</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northernfrance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#northernfrance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/june1944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#june1944</a>

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