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Normandy Prepares For 75th Anniversary Of D-day Landings

A view of Sainte-Mere-Eglise sign at the town entrance, just a few days ahead of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#4446296
Date Taken	1 June 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

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