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History:

D-Day and the Battle for Normandy

 
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Airborne Museum - Sainte Mère Église

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Sherman tank at museum entrance
 
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Sherman tank explanation
 
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William H. Tucker, explanation
 
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Museum entrance
 
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Flags museum entrance
 
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Sherman tank at museum entrance
 
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Anti-aircraft gun at museum entrance
 
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Airborne soldier
 
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Airborne soldier
 
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Hand grenade
 
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Dog tags
 
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Various rifles
 
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Various rifles
 
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Smith and Wesson revolver
 
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Colt 45 automatic
 
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Various rifles
 
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Thompson sub-machine gun
 
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Thompson sub-machine gun
 
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Model of battle site
 
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Model of battle site
 
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Model of battle site
 
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French newspaper report of battle
 
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Stars and Stripes newspaper
 
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Stars and Stripes newspaper
 
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Gliders and planes ready to cross the Channel
 
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Waco glider
 
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Waco glider explanation
 
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Waco glider
 
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Waco glider
 
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Waco glider explanation
 
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Rommel's asparagus tips
 
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Crash landing
 
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Painting of a glider landing
 
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The glider has landed
 
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Waco glider
 
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Waco glider interior
 
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American soldier
 
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American soldiers
 
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Douglas C-47
 
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Douglas C-47
 
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Douglas C-47
 
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Douglas C-47
 
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Douglas C-47
 
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Douglas C-47
 
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Douglas C-47
 
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Tractor crawler ID plate
 
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Tractor crawler
 
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US Army Cushman airborne scouter model 53
 
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US Army Cushman airborne scouter model 53
 
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Field mortar
 
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Machine gun
 
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Chain saw
 
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Machine gun
 
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Amunition box
 
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Parachutist with medical gear
 
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Camouflage
 
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Captured trophy
 
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American newspaper
 
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American newspaper
 
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American newspaper
 
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American Jeep
 
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American Jeep
 
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American Jeep
 
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US army uniform
 
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US army uniform
 
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US army uniform
 
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US army uniform
 
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US army uniform
 
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Combat soldiers
 
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Women in uniform
 
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Field mortar
 
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American soldiers
 
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Beaufort anti aircraft gun
 
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Beaufort anti aircraft gun
 
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Beaufort anti aircraft gun
 
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Beaufort anti aircraft gun
 
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Beaufort anti aircraft gun
 
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Routes across the Channel
 
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Airborne Plan
 
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82nd division plan
 
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101st division plan
 
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M3 submachine gun -'The Greasegun'
 
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Glider release mechanism on tail of Dakota
 
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American soldiers
 
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Various medals and dog tags
 
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Map of Sainte Mere Eglise
 
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American cigarette ration
 
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Phrase books for GIs
 
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Field medics at work
 
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Interior design resembles a parachute
 
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Photos of the action
 
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Photos of the action
 
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Photos of the action
 
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Photos of the action
 
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Photos of the action
 
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Photos of the action
 
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Photos of the action
 
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Photos of the action
 
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German soldier's dagger
 
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German 'Bouncing Betty' mine
 
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French phrase book for Germans
 
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German weapons
 
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Bohmische model 27 semi automatic pistol
 
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Nazi medals and spectacles
 
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Photographs of a visit by Hitler
 
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Nazi badges
 
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Hilt of a Nazi dagger
 
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Nazi dagger and belt buckle
 
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A german soldiers personal kit
 
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Various regimental badges
 
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Symbols of a soldiers reunion
 
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Yorkshire regimental badges
 
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Yorkshire regimental badges
 
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Yorkshire regimental badges
 
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Yorkshire regimental badges
 
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Aircraft ID plate
 
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US Army half track
 
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US Army half track
 
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US Army half track
 
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US Army half track
 
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US Army half track
 
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American cemetery - Colleville.

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The Longest Night plaque
 
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The American monuments commision
 
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Memorial
 
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Memorial sculpture
 
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Map showing the development of the beachhead
 
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Map showing allied advance
 
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Monument to the embattled shore
 
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Map showing amphibious assault landings
 
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Memorial inscription
 
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Flag over the cemetery
 
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Omaha beach
 
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Omaha beach
 
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Omaha beach
 
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Omaha beach
 
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Omaha beach
 
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Memorial with reflecting pool
 
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Row after row of war dead
 
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Row after row of war dead
 
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Row after row of war dead
 
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Row after row of war dead
 
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Row after row of war dead
 
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Row after row of war dead
 
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Row after row of war dead
 
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Memorial chapel inscription
 
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Memorial chapel
 
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Flags of the allies
 
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Inscription on the wall of the chapel
 
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Inscription on the wall of the chapel
 
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Inscription on the wall of the chapel
 
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Chapel ceiling
 
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Roll of honour
 
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Roll of honour
 
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Roll of honour
 
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Roll of honour
 
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Floral tribute at the roll of honour
 
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Plaque commerating air action on dday
 
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German occupied Europe December'41 to June'43
 
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German occupied Europe June'43 to August'44
 
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German occupied Europe August'44 to May'45
 
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Monument explaining the maps
 
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Location map at Colleville-sur-mer
 

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Arromanches - Mulberry Harbour - Musée du Débarquement - Gold Beach.


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Remains of Mulberry Harbour caisson on Gold beach, Arromanches
 
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Remains of Mulberry Harbour caisson on Gold beach, Arromanches
 
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Part of a harbour construction used as a bridge until 2004, Arromanches
 
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Part of a harbour construction used as a bridge until 2004, Arromanches
 
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Part of a harbour construction used as a bridge until 2004, Arromanches
 
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Part of a harbour construction used as a bridge until 2004, Arromanches
 
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Memorials to different organisations that participated in the landing, Arromanches
 
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Memorials to different organisations that participated in the landing, Arromanches
 
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Musée du Débarquement entrance, Arromanches
 
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American half-track
 
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American half-track
 
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American half-track
 
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25lb field gun
 
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25lb field gun
 
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25lb field gun explanation
 
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25lb field gun
 
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25lb field gun
 
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22
 
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Bofors 40mm cannon
 
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Bofors 40mm cannon explanation
 
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Bronze plaque at the entrance depicting landings, Arromanches
 
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Bronze plaque at the entrance depicting landings, Arromanches
 
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Bronze plaque at the entrance depicting landings, Arromanches
 
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Bronze plaque at the entrance depicting landings, Arromanches
 
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Bronze plaque at the entrance depicting landings, Arromanches
 
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Bronze plaque at the entrance depicting landings, Arromanches
 
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Major war leadership
 
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Colt 45 pistol
 
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US M1 carabine
 
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British Sten gun
 
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Browning machine gun
 
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Photo taken during the landings, Arromanches
 
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Photo taken during the landings, Arromanches
 
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Model explanation
 
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Model depicting Mulberry harbour, Arromanches
 
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Model depicting Mulberry harbour, Arromanches
 
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Model of German fortifications
 
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Model of German fortifications
 
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Model depicting Mulberry harbour, Arromanches
 
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Model depicting Mulberry harbour, Arromanches
 
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Mulberry 'B' map
 
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Dress uniform
 
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Bomb aimer had to use oxygen
 
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RAF uniform
 
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RAF uniform
 
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Member of the Airborne Division
 
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Deep diver
 
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RAF uniform
 
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RAF uniform
 
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103
 
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Black Watch of Canada beret
 
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Campaign ribbons
 
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Decorations of General BB Talley
 
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British Gallantry awards
 
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French decorations
 
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Headline in the Daily Telegraph
 
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Explanation of the American sector
 
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Evolution of the front line
 
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Landing craft model
 
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Communication centre
 
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Observation post
 
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Infantry badge
 
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US Airborne Division badge
 
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VC recipient Stanley Hollis
 
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French commando Kieffer
 
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Memorial to General Sir Alexander Stanier
 
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Bayeux Cathedral

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