The advance inland

Reference 305

Photograph reproduced in “Views from the sea around midday on 6 June”. — Yves Cordelle Collection, reference 305.

Views from the sea around midday on 6 June

Documents assembled by Yves CordelleReport a problem on this page

(details)

DUKW trucks on their way to the coast. At the bottom a LST that may have put them in the water — DUKW trucks on their way to the coast. In fact, a LST that may have them put in the water

DUKW waiting in front of Omaha Beach

(details) DUKW coming out of an LST Ducks carrying supplies are approaching the coast — (details) DUKW coming out of an LST

(details) DUKW coming out of an LST Ducks carrying supplies are approaching the coast — Ducks loaded with supplies close to the coast

Collection document: Views from the sea around midday on 6 June

Ducks and a star await in front of Vierville and St-Laurent — Ducks and a star wait in front of Vierville and Saint-Laurent

Cargo and LST off Omaha Beach

(details) Viewed from the bridge of an LST, Dog White Beach and LCI Fires — (details) Seen from the bridge of an LST, Dog White Beach and ICL Fires

Viewed from an LCT

(details) The coast, view of an LST (details)

(details) The coast, view of an LST (details) — (details) The coast, seen from a LST

(details) The coast, view of an LST (details) — (details)

LSTs are waiting offshore

LSTs are waiting offshore

(details)

(details) On board LST 512

Collection document: Views from the sea around midday on 6 June

Collection document: Views from the sea around midday on 6 June

Captain Hermann Wall of 165th Cie Photo, on board a transport before disembarking

Captain Hermann Wall of 165th Cie Photo, on board a transport before disembarking

Captain Hermann Wall of 165th Cie Photo, on board a transport before disembarking

(details) LCVP near the cruiser "Augusta" (details) — (details) LCVP near the cruiser "Augusta"

(details) LCVP near the cruiser "Augusta" (details) — (details)

Below, troops
go down with nets
in small Landing craft

Embarking on LCVPs

Embarking on LCVPs

Embarking on LCVPs

Embarking on LCVPs

Embarking on LCVPs

Embarking on LCVPs

Offshore, in the morning many reinforcement troops are transhipped from major LSI transports to LCVPs or LCMs

Transfer to a PIA (details) Embarkation on CIAs, LCDs or LCVPs — (details) Embarking on LCI, LCM or LCVP

GIs on a LCVP

(details) An ICL and LCVP waiting to move to the coast — (details) An LCI and LCVP waiting to go to the coast

(details) LCM

(details) LCM

(details)

(details) A LCVP is attached to the bosses of an LSI or LST transport — (details) A LCVP is hung at the bosses of a LSI or LST transport

(details) An LCS

(details) LCVP

(details) LCM

(details)

(details) LCVP groups charged (details) — (details) LCVP groups charged

(details) LCVP groups charged (details) — (details)

Transfer and rescue of wounded and shipwrecked persons

Shipwrecked and Injured (details) Shipwrecked and Injured (details) Shipwrecked (details) — (details) The stars of the US Coast Guards are responsible for rescue of shipwrecked

Shipwrecked and Injured (details) Shipwrecked and Injured (details) Shipwrecked (details) — (details)

Coast Guard star

Coast Guard star

Coast Guard sailors look at bursting impacts in their star — sailors of the Coast Guard examine bursting impacts in their stars

(details)

(details) Abduction of an injured person on a LCVP — (details) Abduction of injured person on LCVP

Injured transfer between 2 LCI

(details) Treatment of an injured person on board an ICL — (details) Treatment of an injured person on board an LCI

(details) an injured person in a stretcher is hoisted from a LCM on an LSI transport (details) (details) an LSI is docked by a LCM with injured persons — (details)one injured in a stretcher is raised from a LCM on a LSI transport

(details) an injured person in a stretcher is hoisted from a LCM on an LSI transport (details) (details) an LSI is docked by a LCM with injured persons — (details)

(details) an injured person in a stretcher is hoisted from a LCM on an LSI transport (details) (details) an LSI is docked by a LCM with injured persons — (details) an LSI is docked by an LCM with injured

(detail) (detail) — (details)

(detail) (detail)

(detail) (detail) — (details)

(details) Coast Guards Vedette carrying injured persons — (details)

(details) Coast Guards Vedette carrying injured persons — Coast Guards Vedette carrying wounded

(details) a shipwrecked is hoisted on board (details) — (details) a shipwrecked man is hoisted on board

(details) a shipwrecked is hoisted on board (details) — (details)

Shipwrecked people are hoisted aboard a CG star

Shipwrecked people are hoisted aboard a CG star

details Details Shipwrecked are rescued at sea — DetailsShipwrecked are rescued at sea

details Details Shipwrecked are rescued at sea

(details) A plane that fell at sea (DC3?) — (details) A plane fallen at sea (DC3?)

Coast Guard picks up crew of a "Mosquito" fallen at sea

(details) A CG cutter towing a DUKW (details) — (details) A CG cutter towing a DUKW

(details) A CG cutter towing a DUKW (details) — (details)

Blowing of LCI 85, which touched mines on the beach on the side of Colleville on the morning of June 6

(details)

The crew of LCI 85 is transhipped on a transport before sinking

(details) The LCI 85 in difficulty approaches along a transport in order to evacuate its crew on "Day-J", June 6, 1944. The censors made up the number of the LCI(L) — (details) The LCI 85 in difficulty is approaching along a transport in order to evacuate its crew on the "Day-J", June 6, 1944. Censors made up the LCI(L) number but it is LCI(L)-85, sunk off Omaha Beach. This severely damaged LCI 85 will soon flow after touching mines in front of Colleville Beach. Its wreckage is 2 miles north of the coast in front of Colleville (wreck reported on charts, coordinates 49 23,627N and 00 50 143 WW)

(details) LCI(L)-85 docks along another ship to transfer its survivors, after it was hit by German fire in front of Omaha Beach on "Day-J", — (details) The LCI(L)-85 docked along another ship to transfer its survivors there, after it was hit by German fire in front of Omaha Beach on Day-J, June 6, 1944.

(details) LCI(L)-85 docks along another ship to transfer its survivors, after it was hit by German fire in front of Omaha Beach on "Day-J",

Original website reference: 305-SituationMerMiJournee.html. About the collection and its continuation.