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English: Landing ships putting cargo ashore on Omaha Beach at low tide during the early days of the Allied invasion, mid-June 1944.
Among identifiable ships present are LST-532 (in the center of the view); USS LST-262 (3rd LST from right); USS LST-310 (2nd LST from right); USS LST-533 (partially visible at far right); and USS LST-524. Note barrage balloons overhead and U.S. Army "half-track" convoy forming up on the beach. The LST-262 was one of 10 Coast Guard-manned LSTs that participated in the invasion of Normandy, France.
This is a retouched edit of the original file which can be found here. This version has had dust and scratches removed, slight tonal imbalances corrected and a tiny white residual border cropped out, otherwise as per the original. Edited and uploaded by mikaultalk 13:18, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
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June, 1944. Uploaded 16 April 2007 (original upload date)
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2007-04-16 13:18 MIckStephenson 2804×2150×8 (4139434 bytes) Landing ships putting [[cargo]] ashore on one of the invasion beaches, at low tide during the first days of the operation, [[June]], [[1944]]. Among identifiable ships present are [[Tank landing ship|LST]]-532 (in the center of the view); USS LST-262 (3rd
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