Photos Taken in Basse-Normandie | World War II Database

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British Rifleman Reg Oates and Sergeant James Woodward with a PIAT anti-tank launcher near Caen, France, 1944	Église Notre-Dame and surroundings in ruins, Vire, France, 1944

George Patton speaking with French civilians, Aug 1944	Railway station in ruins, Saint-Lô, France, 1944

British soldier with PIAT at Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, Basse-Normandie, France, 1 Aug 1944	Damaged Railway near Coutances, Normandy, France, 1 Aug 1944

A German mechanized column destroyed by British aircraft, near Mortain, France, 7 Aug 1944; note dead German soldier near wrecked SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle	British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sharing a relaxing moment with General Bernard Montgomery’s spaniel puppy “Rommel” at Montgomery’s headquarters at Blay, Normandy, France, 7 Aug 1944.

British PIAT team, Normanie, France, 9 Aug 1944	A French woman welcomed American and French troops, Alençon, Basse-Normandie, France, 14 Aug 1944

Philippe Leclerc in Fleuré-Écouché region, France, circa Aug 1944	Ammunition dump explosion in Cherbourg harbor, France, 17 Aug 1944

Canadian soldiers at the Falaise, France town entrance, 17 Aug 1944	Destroyed German Tiger II heavy tank near Vimoutiers, France, 22 Aug 1944

German coastal artillery at Normandy, France, circa Aug-Sep 1944	German machine gun turret, Normandy, France, circa Aug-Sep 1944

Commander of the US Army Transportation Corps Colonel C. W. Richmond (center) examining a road map at the 'Red ball' headquarters, Alençon, France, Aug-Nov 1944	Japanese-American infantrymen of US 442nd Regimental Combat Team hike up a muddy road near Chambois, France, late 1944

US Army DUKW landing at Cherbourg, France, 1944	A German gun emplacement located near the town of Ste. Marie du Mont near Utah Beach, showing damage inflicted by Allied gunfire during the Normandy invasion; photo taken 10 Sep 1944