D Day, Normandy invasion. Original old press photo with
Click here to view this lot A beautiful original press photo from July from the war zone in Normandy, the invasion on the French coast. Also called D Day or Overlord.The photo shows details and explanations of and over the famous technique of the Bailey Bridge.The picture measuring 17 cm.by 15.2 cm. and has the beautiful journalistic text on the back and the original press stamp of British Combine.This picture comes from a collection and is slightly damaged on the outside edges. Operation Overlord was during World War II the code name for the invasion by the Western alliesin Western Europe occupied by Germany. Operation Overlord began on June , and ended on August , when Paris was liberated.The operation started with airborne landings and a massive amphibious assault in the early morning of 6 June. After landing the Normandy beachhead was first of all, endeavored to maintain and extend. The first day of Overlord was referred with d-day, a term that is often associated with the whole operation. Click here to visit Catawiki Read More