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File:1944 NormandyLST clean.jpg

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Deutsch: Bearbeitete Version von NormandyLST
English: A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the U.S. Army's First Division on the morning of June 6, 1944 (D-Day) at Omaha Beach, France.
Français : Un LCVP (navire conçu pour emporter des soldats et des véhicules) débarque des soldats en provenance du USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) le 6 juin 1944 (Jour J) sur l’Omaha Beach en France.
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Source Public domain; official U.S. Coast Guard photograph
Author Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHOM) Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard
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