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Photo #: 80-G-251984 Normandy Invasion Preparations, 1944 British Sailors and Marines relax atop a concrete "Phoenix" caisson, 17 March 1944, just after its completion at the Portsmouth Dockyard, England. They are part of the crew of this structure, one of many built for use as breakwaters for the "Mulberry" artificial harbors that were part of the Normandy invasion plan. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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