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tPhotos Illustrate Methods of Daring Invasion Assault

_ Invasion preparations in Great IBvritain. many of uihich will no: be t,‘ Minus the smoke of naval guns pouring hot steel into shore installii British Mnrv exercises, in era-operation mth naval and air force units gully disclpsed ‘mm G." any-s 5321 sugmtsﬂmm included the wgdm. ‘ dons. :ins is what Cor-man sentries along the cCst of France saw in a few week; before invasion. Note barrage ballons protecting mnVOY- mg of British highways an: the s .3tli:'.:ir.g of many bridge spans K the early morning of D-Day. Photo was made during large-scale ' to carry heavy invzzsiszi cqllipltli: . In canccntratcd areas, aiznl, [I u , ‘ shown here, warned civilians not to talk with soldiers. a t d I o t d I F. e‘ . '- I n I t I f- f: t t ~ I '7 , t I w: '- ‘ i | . : g t. 1 1 ‘ i: Prime Minister Winston Churchill paid n surprise visit to the Om- i d ,' .‘ -

adians in the field. shortly before D-Day broke. l5 he arrived at a Canadian

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H d‘ f their objectives. these British troops , American troop: stormed Hitler's vaunted westwall. I 3110;111:2151 infantry landing craft re-enact scenesIThis photwraph was mode during the last large- I t

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German prisoners, including an officer. start on vbEHChCS in their inva their way to prison camps in Britain. 1n spite oi l-many Germans rolle the West Wall the Canadians rolled up onto French the same boats.

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