Map of Utah Beach, Normandy, France.
D-Day's right flank, Utah Beach (1944) |
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| Date: | 1944 |
| Author: | U.S. Navy |
| Dwnld: | 01 || 02 |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
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This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Europe that you might want to check out.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of "D-Day".
U.S. Navy airphotos of Utah Beach [gmap], the right flank of the D-Day landings in WWII.
For more map resources and imagery from this period in 's history, check out the Naval Historical Center's website.
Is this really an aerial photo? It looks like photos of a model that might have been used during the planning of the invasion. I was noticing diagonal grids almost like tiles.
I do believe you’re right, Kyle. Thanks for catching that. A closer inspection of the LoC record revealed this:
…which would suggest that your hypothesis is absolutely correct.