British Commandos resting on the beach, Normandy, 7 June 1944

Photograph, World War Two, North West Europe, 1944.

Army commandos rest after landing on D-Day. In the background, men, vehicles and equipment move ashore. Several of the hundreds of barrage balloons used to protect the landing sites from air attack can be seen in the distance.

From a collection of 33 British official photographs, D-Day and Operation OVERLORD.