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Rare Color Photos Of D-Day: The Beginning Of The End Of World War II


An endless onslaught of machine gun fire rains from above as explosions shake the ground. You have nowhere to go except forward, toward the enemy who is determi

Armed with their weapons and a smile, American troops traveled the English Channel on a barge as they prepared to fight in Normandy, Franco for the D-Day Invasion that helped change the course of World War II. Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Markovich, Corporal John Loshiavo, and Private First Class Frank E. Lockwood can be seen clutching a 60mm mortar, a Bazooka, a Garand rifle and a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes. These soldiers were prepared for their water maneuvers after plenty of training but some of them would never make it to the beach front as German forces rained down numerous rounds of ammunition from their fortified vantage point.

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