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| American soldiers constructing a landing ramp as part of the Mulberry A artificial harbor at Omaha Beach, Normandy, circa mid-Jun 1944 | Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. in his Jeep 'Rough Rider' near the front lines in Normandy, Jun 1944. |
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| Flaming Japanese Nakajima J1N1 GekkÅ "Irving" plunging toward the sea near the Marianas Islands as seen from escort carrier Kitkun Bay, 18 Jun 1944, photo 1 of 2. | Flaming Japanese Nakajima J1N1 GekkÅ "Irving" plunging toward the sea near the Marianas Islands as seen from escort carrier Kitkun Bay, 18 Jun 1944, photo 2 of 2. |
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| FM-2 fighter being launched from USS Coral Sea during combat off Saipan, Mariana Islands, 18 Jun 1944; note USS Corregidor in background | Soldiers of US 83rd Division aboard a vessel off Omaha Beach, Normandie, France, 18 Jun 1944 |
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| StuG III assault gun of German 303 Assault Gun Brigade in Finland, Lappeenranta, Finland, circa Jun 1944 | Wrecked German Tiger I heavy tank near Rome, Italy, 18 Jun 1944 |
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