"paratrooper replica"

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6 June 2024

Enthusiasts are wearing replica WWII military attire and looking on as the effigy of WWII veteran US Army 82nd Airborne paratrooper John Steele hangs from a church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northwestern France, on June 4, 2024, as part of the ''D-Day'' commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. John Steele is hanging helplessly from the church steeple before being taken prisoner by German troops, after his parachute entangled on the structure as he landed on D-Day. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year are marking the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which is turning the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany.

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6 June 2024

Enthusiasts are wearing replica WWII military attire and looking on as the effigy of WWII veteran US Army 82nd Airborne paratrooper John Steele hangs from a church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northwestern France, on June 4, 2024, as part of the ''D-Day'' commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. John Steele is hanging helplessly from the church steeple before being taken prisoner by German troops, after his parachute entangled on the structure as he landed on D-Day. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year are marking the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which is turning the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany.

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6 June 2024

An enthusiast is wearing replica WWII military attire and looking on as the effigy of WWII veteran US Army 82nd Airborne paratrooper John Steele hangs from a church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northwestern France, on June 4, 2024, as part of the ''D-Day'' commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. John Steele is hanging helplessly from the church steeple before being taken prisoner by German troops, after his parachute entangled on the structure as he landed on D-Day. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year are marking the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany.

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6 June 2024

An enthusiast is wearing replica WWII military attire and looking on as the effigy of WWII veteran US Army 82nd Airborne paratrooper John Steele hangs from a church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northwestern France, on June 4, 2024, as part of the ''D-Day'' commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. John Steele is hanging helplessly from the church steeple before being taken prisoner by German troops, after his parachute entangled on the structure as he landed on D-Day. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year are marking the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany.

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6 June 2024

An enthusiast is wearing replica WWII military attire and looking on as the effigy of WWII veteran US Army 82nd Airborne paratrooper John Steele is hanging from a church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northwestern France, on June 4, 2024, as part of the ''D-Day'' commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. John Steele is hanging helplessly from the church steeple before being taken prisoner by German troops, after his parachute entangled on the structure as he landed on D-Day. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year are marking the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which is turning the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany.

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6 June 2024

Enthusiasts are wearing replica WWII military attire and looking on as the effigy of WWII veteran US Army 82nd Airborne paratrooper John Steele hangs from a church steeple in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northwestern France, on June 4, 2024, as part of the ''D-Day'' commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. John Steele is hanging helplessly from the church steeple before being taken prisoner by German troops, after his parachute entangled on the structure as he landed on D-Day. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year are marking the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which is turning the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany.

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#11285163

29 May 2024

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE - MAY 28: US Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division are seen in front of the Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with a well-known replica of US paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the church, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, on May 28, 2024. The first American soldiers arrived today to set up the camp and command base in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where a dedicated helicopter field is also planned, with around 600 soldiers expected.

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29 May 2024

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE - MAY 28: The Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with a well-known replica of US paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the church, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, on May 28, 2024. The first American soldiers arrived today to set up the camp and command base in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where a dedicated helicopter field is also planned, with around 600 soldiers expected.

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29 May 2024

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE - MAY 28: US Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division are seen in front of the Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with a well-known replica of US paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the church, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, on May 28, 2024. The first American soldiers arrived today to set up the camp and command base in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where a dedicated helicopter field is also planned, with around 600 soldiers expected.

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29 May 2024

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE - MAY 28: US Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division are seen in front of the Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with a well-known replica of US paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the church, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, on May 28, 2024. The first American soldiers arrived today to set up the camp and command base in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where a dedicated helicopter field is also planned, with around 600 soldiers expected.

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29 May 2024

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE - MAY 28: The Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with a well-known replica of US paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the church, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, on May 28, 2024. The first American soldiers arrived today to set up the camp and command base in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where a dedicated helicopter field is also planned, with around 600 soldiers expected.

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29 May 2024

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE - MAY 28: US Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division are seen in front of the Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with a well-known replica of US paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the church, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, on May 28, 2024. The first American soldiers arrived today to set up the camp and command base in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where a dedicated helicopter field is also planned, with around 600 soldiers expected.

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29 May 2024

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE - MAY 28: US Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division are seen in front of the Sainte-Mere-Eglise church with a well-known replica of US paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the church, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, on May 28, 2024. The first American soldiers arrived today to set up the camp and command base in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where a dedicated helicopter field is also planned, with around 600 soldiers expected.

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#10508836

16 September 2023

A view of the replicas of the canvas boats that were using to cross the river Waal by the American soldiers during the WWII. This is part of the Recreation of the Waal River crossing during WWII in Nijmegen, on September 16th, 2023.

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16 September 2023

A view of the replicas of the canvas boats that were using to cross the river Waal by the American soldiers during the WWII. This is part of the Recreation of the Waal River crossing during WWII in Nijmegen, on September 16th, 2023.

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2 June 2019

A well-known replica of the U.S. paratrooper, John Steele, of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose parachute caught on the spire of the Ste Mere Eglise church, hunging there limply for two hours, pretending to be dead, before the Germans took him prisoner. Steele later escaped from the Germans and rejoined his division when US troops of the 3rd Battalion, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment attacked the village, capturing thirty Germans and killing another eleven. The incident was portrayed in the movie The Longest Day by actor Red Buttons. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.

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