[Photo] US Army soldiers boarding landing craft at Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, while preparing for the Normandy operation, 1 May 1944; note barrage balloons aloft and on the ground

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US Army soldiers boarding landing craft at Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, while preparing for the Normandy operation, 1 May 1944; note barrage balloons aloft and on the ground ww2dbase

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ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives

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USA C-1232

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Normandy Campaign, Phase 1	Main article	Photos	Maps
LCVP-class	Main article	Photos

Photos on Same Day

1 May 1944

Photos at Same Place

Weymouth, England, United Kingdom

Added By

C. Peter Chen

Added Date

13 May 2007

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Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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1. Russell Saunders says:
1 May 2014 02:18:17 PM

No quite the same now, but this looks like Weymouth, photgraphed from the inner harbour

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WW2-Era Place Name	Weymouth, England, United Kingdom
Lat/Long	50.6090, -2.4470

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