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The landings · The advance inland
The 5th Ranger Battalion’s inland movements are followed from Dog White through an attempted route around Vierville and a later passage westwards through the village.
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The establishment of the 116th Infantry headquarters in Vierville around 13:00 is followed through the command group’s ascent and its effort to reassemble inland.
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Photographs and commentary examine engineer activity on Vierville beach during the morning and early afternoon, alongside vehicles, wrecks and troops still at the shoreline.
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The 121st Engineer Battalion’s effort to gather scattered men and explosives is followed through the demolition of the anti-tank wall blocking the Vierville road.
Read the document →The landings · The afternoon and evening of 6 June
An account of Vierville at the end of 6 June 1944, covering the limited advance, wounded soldiers, disrupted communications and losses on the beach.
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Photographs and an account of the destruction of Vierville church tower on 6 June 1944, placed in the context of naval messages and isolated troops.
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Accounts and a sketch describe the infantry and Rangers in Vierville on the afternoon of 6 June, including positions near the church and cemetery.
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A dossier on engineers at Vierville links the work on the beach with photographs of wrecks and casualties, many of which are probably dated 7 June.
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The establishment of the 29th Division's forward command post in Vierville quarry on 6 June is documented through photographs and an account of its setting.
Read the document →After D-Day · 7 June and reinforcements
Photographs and movement maps document Vierville on the morning of 7 June, with access from the beach, wrecked landing craft and the aftermath of the assault.
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The dossier follows fighting and clearance operations around Vierville, Saint-Laurent and the cliffs on 7 June, with movements, positions and prisoners.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Residents and families
Michel Hardelay records events at Vierville bus station on 7 June, drawing on the Coliboeuf family's memories of searches, shelter and identity checks.
Read the document →After D-Day · 7 June and reinforcements
The slow advance of the 115th Infantry Regiment south of Vierville on 7 June is described through maps, communication difficulties and resistance near Vacqueville.
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The passage of the 175th Infantry Regiment through Vierville is illustrated with maps and an account of an encounter near Gruchy whose details remain tentative.
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The dossier follows the 110th Field Artillery Battalion at Vierville on 7 and 8 June, with extracts from its after-action report and difficulties landing guns.
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The organisation of Vierville beach on 7 June is described alongside engineering headquarters, medical care for civilians and the continuing work of the beachhead.
Read the document →After D-Day · Casualties, prisoners and cemeteries
The dossier traces the first temporary cemetery at Vierville, the collection of bodies from 7 June and the sequence of cemeteries associated with Omaha Beach.
Read the document →After D-Day · Local life in 1944
Photographs show Vierville during the summer of 1944, with supply convoys, beach maintenance, damaged harbour structures and installations around the village exit.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Residents and families
Michel Hardelay recalls exploring Vierville on 8 June, alone and with Captain Gardiner, amid air alerts, harbour construction and the aftermath of the fighting.
Read the document →After D-Day · Local life in 1944
Photographs and commentary follow Vierville château from its pre-war appearance to wartime occupation and use as the 11th Port headquarters in summer 1944.
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