Parachute training at an RAF station in Britain, May 1944
Official photograph, CH 15194, World War Two (1939-1945), 1944.
In the months leading up to D-Day and the Allied invasion of France, airborne troops honed their skills and trained for their role in the operation.
On D-Day (6 June 1944), airborne forces were dropped behind the landing beaches and on their flanks to slow down German counter-attacks. Bridges, road crossings and coastal batteries were seized to help the amphibious forces advance inland.
From a collection of 33 British official photographs mounted on card with original associated typescript captions. Photographs chiefly relate to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, 1944.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2006-12-98-7
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2006-12-98-7