Friday, June 6, 2014

D-Day: Then And Now (Photo Gallery)

U.S. Army reinforcements march up a hill past a German bunker overlooking Omaha Beach after the D-Day landings near Colleville sur Mer, France, June 18, 1944 (L). US National Archives/Handout

From Reuters: Reuters photographer Chris Helgren compiled a series of archive pictures taken during the 1944 Normandy invasion and then went back to the same places to photograph them as they appear today. Move the slider at the center of each composite photo to compare the images.

The link to this photo gallery is here.

Update: Photos of the day: June 6, 2014

No comments: