Survivors of a landing craft sunk by enemy fire are helped ashore on Utah Beach. REUTERS/File
Daily Mail: The battle that saved the world: Anticipation, horror, and chaos of the D-Day landings are brought to life in stunning restored colour images
* Rare colour photos of the D-Day landings have been painstakingly restored to show the campaign as it was
* They show Allied soldiers in Britain preparing to ship out for France, landing on the beaches of Normandy
* Soldiers then fight their way through enemy lines, and get a heroes welcome from liberated civilians
* Other photos capture German prisoners of war, towns bombed to ruins, and the smoking wreckage of planes
* More than 1.4 million troops took part in the operation that eventually brought Nazi Germany to an end
The anticipation, horror, and chaos of the D-Day landings are brought to life in rare colour photos shot throughout the operation that changed the course of European history.
They show Allied soldiers in Britain preparing to ship out for France, landing on the beaches of Normandy and fighting their way through enemy lines, and getting a heroes' welcome from liberated civilians.
Other photos capture German prisoners of war, towns bombed to ruins, wrecked planes and equipment, and Allied commanders celebrating the successful invasion.
Most of the photos taken in World War II were black and white as was the predominant technology at the time, but a small number were snapped with early colour cameras.
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WNU Editor: Impressive.
1 comment:
The photo is from several days after D-Day. Their boat overturned. It wasn't because of enemy fire.
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