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Česky: Američtí vojáci se shromaždují v Britském přístavu na loď, která je doveze do Normandie
English: Normandy Invasion Preparations, 1944 Photo #: USA C-727 (Colour)

U.S. Soldiers march through Weymouth, Dorset, en route to board landing ships for the invasion of France, circa late May or early June 1944.

Note the barbed wire in the foreground.
Date 4 July 2004 (first version); 30 June 2004 (last version)
Source
  • Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/ac00001/ac00727c.htm
  • Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Sevela.p using CommonsHelper.
Author Original uploader was Taak at en.wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Raul654 at en.wikipedia.
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Public domain This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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