Troops and equipment on a beach in southern France, 1944
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Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
Description:
Troops, vehicles, and equipment line the shore of Alpha Beach near Cavalaire-sur-Mer in southern France during Operation Dragoon. Landing craft in the water cruise from and towards large ships off shore. 1944.
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1944
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Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
Geography:
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Latitude:
43.200
Longitude:
6.533
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Landing craft--American--France
Ships--American--France
Vehicles--American--France
Equipment & supplies