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File:France- the Beach Head, 1944; the road between St Aubin and Benouville, the main supply route to the troops on the east side of the River Orne. It was under constant shell fire from the German batteries around Caen. Art.IWMARTLD4661.jpg

France-_the_Beach_Head,_1944;_the_road_between_St_Aubin_and_Benouville,_the_main_supply_route_to_the_troops_on_the_east_side_of_the_River_Orne._It_was_under_constant_shell_fire_from_the_German_batteries_around_Caen._Art.IWMARTLD4661.jpg (800 × 592 pixels, file size: 105 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Artist
Richards, Albert
Description
English: France- the Beach Head, 1944; the road between St Aubin and Benouville, the main supply route to the troops on the east side of

the River Orne. It was under constant shell fire from the German batteries around Caen.
 image: a landscape showing a road under artillery bombardment. A line of protective camouflaged screens lie in the centre of the image, the screens in the foreground having been damaged. Two damaged Horsa gliders lie on the ground, one on the right next to the road, and the other on the left, its wings still intact. Plumes of black smoke, the result of the bombardment, emerge from behind the line

of screens.
Date between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//150/media-150208/large.jpg
This photograph Art.IWM ART LD 4661 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Subject(s)
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  • Associated people and organisations
    British Army, 21st Army Group, British Army, 6th Airborne Division, British Army, Glider Pilot Regiment
  • Associated places
    France, Germany (pre 1945 and post 1990) DE, Great Britain GB, Benouville, Calvados, France, Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay, Calvados, France
  • Associated events
    Caen 1944, North West Europe, Second World War, Normandy Breakout 1944, North West Europe, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    Airborne Forces, British Army 1939-1945, Normandy Landings 1944, North West Europe 1944-1945
  • Associated keywords
    Aircraft Accidents, Camouflage, military buildings / installations, roads, supplies / provisions, war debris
Category
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art
Image sorted
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yes

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Public domain
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

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