John Sheldon's photos with the keyword: “World War II”

Omaha Beach, Normandy, France Part of the Normandy beach that was code-named Omaha in the 1944 D-day landings. It is where USA troops landed on 6 June 1944. That landing forms the background to a film called “Saving Private Ryan”. The picture is taken at Boulevard de Cauvigny, Vierville-sur-Mer.

A Monument at Boulevard de Cauvigny, Vierville-sur-Mer. It is maintained by The National Guard Association of the United States. It sits atop a World War II defensive bunker constructed by occupying German forces and marks the spot where USA troops broke through the German defensive line. The 1944 D-Day landings on this beach (Omaha Beach) were the historical event that inspired a film called “Saving Private Ryan”. This is also the place where General Charles De Gaulle addressed the now liberated population of the surrounding area on 14 June 1944. UR CETTE PLAGE LE 14 JUIN 1944 LE GENERAL DE GAULLE S'EST ADDRESSE AUX HABITANTS

A Monument at Boulevard de Cauvigny, Vierville-sur-Mer. It is maintained by The National Guard Association of the United States. It sits atop a World War II defensive bunker constructed by occupying German forces and marks the spot where USA troops broke through the German defensive line. The 1944 D-Day landings on this beach (Omaha Beach) were the historical event that inspired a film called “Saving Private Ryan”. The English version of the text on the monument reads: “Thousands of citizen soldiers of the National Guard stormed ashore on these beaches on 6 June,1944, as part of the Army of the United States. They fought valiantly and with great distinction in all the ensuing battles and campaigns of World War II. More than a quarter-century earlier, in World War I, their fathers shed blood in Europe in the cause of freedom. To all of them, and to the principles for which they fought, this monument is dedicated.”