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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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