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186 documents for “Vierville”.
The landings · The crossing and the landings
Lieutenant Dean L. Rockwell’s group of landing craft carried amphibious tanks towards Omaha Beach, illustrated here by craft plans and Martin Waarvick’s photographs.
Read the document →The landings · The crossing and the landings
The heavy-weapons company of the 116th Infantry’s 1st Battalion is followed through scattered landings, lost equipment and substantial casualties on Dog Green and Dog White.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Allied servicemen and correspondents
Sergeant Felix Branham of Company K/116 recalls the rough crossing, the approach to Dog White and the fire striking his craft as it neared the beach.
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Lieutenant Bob Edlin recalls the landing of Company A, 2nd Ranger Battalion, describing a grounded craft, deep water and casualties before reaching the shore.
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Members of the 5th Ranger Battalion describe leaving their landing craft, reaching the shingle and encountering scattered assault troops already on the beach.
Read the document →The landings · The advance inland
Photographs taken from offshore show landing craft, DUKWs, waiting ships, troop transfers and rescue activity around Omaha Beach during the morning and around midday.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Allied servicemen and correspondents
Lieutenant Francis Dawson recalls the approach to Dog White, a mined obstacle narrowly avoided and the run towards the sea wall with Company D, 5th Rangers.
Read the document →Places · Saint-Laurent and Le Ruquet
The dossier examines WN 66 and the area marked WN 67 east of Les Moulins, distinguishing unfinished works from fortifications whose existence is uncertain.
Read the document →Places · Saint-Laurent and Le Ruquet
Plans and photographs document WN 68 at Les Moulins, with notes on a tank turret, gun positions and the differing certainty of reconstructed features.
Read the document →Places · Saint-Laurent and Le Ruquet
Maps and commentary set out Allied assault plans for Saint-Laurent, covering Dog Red, Easy Green and western Easy Red and the intended beach exits.
Read the document →Places · Saint-Laurent and Le Ruquet
The dossier follows fighting at Le Ruquet in western Easy Red, relating the assault to WN 64 and WN 65 and the shortcomings of preliminary bombardment.
Read the document →Places · Saint-Laurent and Le Ruquet
Images of Saint-Laurent after the first day's fighting document the beach exit, antitank wall, damaged buildings and continuing clearance of the area.
Read the document →Places · Colleville-sur-Mer
An introduction to Colleville-sur-Mer in June 1944 leads into dossiers on German strongpoints, Allied assault plans, the fighting and the village afterwards.
Read the document →Places · Colleville-sur-Mer
The dossier examines the 6 June fighting below WN 61 and WN 62 at Colleville, in eastern Easy Red and Fox Green, beginning with the preliminary bombardment.
Read the document →After D-Day · Casualties, prisoners and cemeteries
Photographs document care for wounded soldiers and civilians at Omaha Beach, including aid posts, evacuation by sea and later medical flights from Saint-Laurent.
Read the document →After D-Day · Casualties, prisoners and cemeteries
Photographs and commentary document the second temporary cemetery at Colleville, commonly called Saint-Laurent, and distinguish it from the later permanent cemetery.
Read the document →After D-Day · The harbour and supplies
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.
Read the document →After D-Day · The harbour and supplies
The dossier compares LCT types and landing barges, showing loading methods, movement of tanks and the wear caused by repeated beaching at Omaha.
Read the document →After D-Day · The harbour and supplies
A history of Empire Broadsword describes its conversion to an infantry landing ship and its loss in July 1944, with material supplied by Caen-Plongée.
Read the document →Maps & archives · Maps and aerial views
Detailed aerial photographs from 10 August show Omaha Beach during harbour operations, with ships, vehicles and installations visible despite clouds and negative damage.
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