A view of the street area and Notre-Dame Nativity church on May 5, 2014 in Bernieres-sur-Mer, France
70 years ago today, thousands of men have just a couple of days left to live.
In this composite image a comparison has been made of Vierville sur Mer, France. A view of Omaha Beach on
May 6, 2014 near Vierville sur Mer, France. Co. A of the 116th regiment, 29th Inf. Div. was wiped out here.
The landing in "Saving Private Ryan" was depicted at this site.
Many videos taken on D Day;
Narrator speaks on the day; along with much raw footage of the landings. Much of the footage was too graphic to be released at that time.
Below: "Today at Omaha Beach jagged remains of the Mulberry harbour can be seen at low tide. The shingle bank that once provided shelter for men trapped on the beach in the early hours of D-Day is no longer there. The shingle was cleared by engineers in the days following D-Day to facilitate the landing of supplies. The beachfront is more built up and the beach road extended, villages have grown and merged, but the geography of the beach remains as it was and the remains of the coastal defenses can still be visited. At the top of the bluff overlooking Omaha near Colleville is the American cemetery."
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