British commandos disembark from landing craft, Normandy, June 1944
Photograph, World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945), 1944.
Various landing craft were used to transport equipment, supplies and soldiers to the D-Day landing beaches. In this image commandos wade ashore from a troop landing craft. The lead figure carries a Thompson submachine gun.
One of 37 British official photographs.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2006-12-103-7
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2006-12-103-7
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