The landings · The advance inland
The 147th Engineer Battalion on the beach
The 147th Engineer Battalion’s work at Vierville is examined after heavy losses in the LCI 91 and LCI 92 fires and the dispersal of equipment landings.
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The landings · The afternoon and evening of 6 June
The 116th Regiment's command group on the afternoon of 6 June
Follow Colonel Canham's command group in Vierville on 6 June, as the dossier examines its move to Les Isles and its increasing isolation that afternoon.
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Building the artificial harbour at Omaha Beach
Plans and photographs follow construction of Mulberry A and Gooseberry 2 at Omaha Beach, explaining their different elements and the effects of the June storm.
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Omaha Beach from the air in summer 1947
Aerial photographs dated 28 August 1947 show Omaha Beach with harbour wrecks, blockships, causeways and the cemetery still visible in the post-war landscape.
Read the document →After D-Day · Reinforcements and the beachhead
Reinforcements arriving from 8 June onwards
Photographs follow reinforcements landing at Omaha from 8 June onwards, including the 2nd Infantry and 2nd Armored Divisions and later formations.
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The Engineer Special Brigades at Omaha Beach
The dossier explains the organisation of the Engineer Special Brigades and 11th Port, with photographs and reports on the management of the Omaha beachhead.
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Senior Allied commanders visit Omaha Beach on 12 June 1944
Photographs document the visit of Marshall and other senior Allied commanders to Omaha Beach on 12 June 1944, with further naval visits on 14 June.
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Dismantling the artificial harbour in 1950–1954
Photographs document the Van Loo salvage works during the dismantling of Omaha's artificial harbour in 1950–1954, including craft, equipment and recovered materials.
Read the document →After D-Day · Casualties, prisoners and cemeteries
German prisoners on Omaha Beach
Photographs show German prisoners at Omaha Beach, including assembly, searches, movement and work details, with several captions retaining uncertainty.
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The artificial harbour at Omaha Beach
Plans, photographs and commentary introduce Omaha's artificial harbour, from the Mulberry A project to the post-storm operation of the protected beachhead.
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Shore operations of the Engineer Special Brigades and 11th Port
Photographs document the shore operations of the Engineer Special Brigades and 11th Port, from direct unloading and causeways to beach access and cargo handling.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
The current carried small landing craft eastwards
This account explains how rough water and coastal currents affected the small assault craft, often carrying them east of their intended landing sectors.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
Company C, 116th Infantry Regiment
Company C/116’s landing on Dog White is examined through photographs and commentary describing its arrival east of the intended Dog Green sector on D-Day.
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The 121st Engineer Battalion operational report
An operational report describes the 121st Engineer Battalion’s scattered landings, initial losses and efforts to regroup before carrying out its assigned tasks.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
The attack on WN70 above the Hardelay villa
The attack on WN70 is described through the movements of Companies A and B, 2nd Rangers, together with a section of Company D/116 after landing.
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Captain MacGrath's account from the 116th Regiment's communications group
Captain MacGrath recalls landing with the 116th Regiment's communications group, displaced from the intended beach and faced with congestion and a rising tide.
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Installing the Corncob blockship breakwater
Maps, vessel lists and photographs trace the scuttling of Corncob blockships to form the Gooseberry breakwater, with uncertain identifications kept explicit.
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The metal pontoon causeways on the beach
Photographs and commentary explain the metal pontoon causeways, their construction from modular units and their use for unloading craft directly onto the beach.
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Landing Craft, Tank and landing barges
The dossier compares LCT types and landing barges, showing loading methods, movement of tanks and the wear caused by repeated beaching at Omaha.
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