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Life on the front lines: Extremely rare colour photos of U.S. troops before and after D-Day
UK Daily Mail (photographer Frank Scherschel) ^
| February, 13 2012
Posted on 02/13/2012 5:48:28 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
Extremely rare and striking photos of the days leading up to and after the historic D-Day invasion have been put on display, nearly 70 years after World War II's dramatic turning point.
The full-colour images, taken by photographer Frank Scherschel, display anxious American soldiers as they prepared for Operation Overlord, the code name for the Battle of Normandy.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: dday; normandy; overlord; photographs; photos; troops; ww2
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02/13/2012 8:58:52 AM PST
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To: Cheburashka
Getty Images does not want their pictures posted on Free Republic. Since they own them, their wishes should be respected. OK. I didn't know that.
To: Fresh Wind
No wonder Europe is dying. Godless ingratitude.
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