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187 documents for “Vierville”.
Maps & archives · Maps and aerial views
Detailed aerial photographs from 10 August show Omaha Beach during harbour operations, with ships, vehicles and installations visible despite clouds and negative damage.
Read the document →After D-Day · The harbour and supplies
Photographs document the Van Loo salvage works during the dismantling of Omaha's artificial harbour in 1950–1954, including craft, equipment and recovered materials.
Read the document →After D-Day · Local life in 1944
Photographs document the Manoir de Than before the war and in September 1944, including ruined buildings, German shelters and an observation post in a cypress.
Read the document →After D-Day · The post-war years
Photographs and a contemporary press account document the October 1945 ammunition-depot explosion at Asnières-en-Bessin, the victims and damage in nearby villages.
Read the document →Places · Pointe du Hoc and surroundings
Photographs and maps follow Pointe du Hoc before and after the assault, including German guns, bombardment damage, climbing preparations and the surrounding communes.
Read the document →Maps & archives · Reports and documents
A local newspaper account recalls the rapid construction of A1 airfield and explains the relationship between its Saint-Pierre-du-Mont name and its Englesqueville location.
Read the document →Witness accounts · Allied service members
Accounts by M. Conti and Miss Tierney concern Saint-Laurent airfield, including the engineers' search for a site, construction work and the first aircraft arrivals.
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