German positions overlook the beach

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Hitting the beach

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German positions defending the Atlantic wall

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German artillery strike as the GI’s come ashore.

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The chaotic Omaha beach as GI’s fight to earn a toe hold.

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GI’s fight their way up the beach under intense German fire from artillery and machine gun positions.

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Sherman tanks and other vehicles fight through the mayhem on the beach to provide supporting fire

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Casualties mount under the withering fire from German positions

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Dug in German guns provide relentless fire on the exposed beach as GI’s come ashore

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German artillery and machine gun positions rain fire on the advancing GI’s as they cross the fully exposed beach.

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The German positions have interlocking fields of fire on the beach.

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German fortified positions created by Rommel provided defense in depth for the defenders.

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GI’s fight their way across a living hell of German artillery and machine gun fire

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The obstacles ;and shell holes on the beach provide minimal cover, so the aim was to get off the beach as quick as possible.

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a 50 square foot Diorama based on the movie Saving Private Ryan, with 6 landing ships, 200 GI’s and German soldiers, dozens of vehicles and bunkers, all be King and Country toy soldiers

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50 square foot Diorama based on the movie Saving Private Ryan, with 6 landing ships, 200 GI’s and German soldiers, dozens of vehicles and bunkers, all be King and Country toy soldiers

50 Sq ft Saving Private Ryan Diorama

50 square foot Diorama based on the movie Saving Private Ryan, with 6 landing ships, 200 GI’s and German soldiers, dozens of vehicles and bunkers, all by King and Country toy soldiers

Beach scene for Saving Pvt Ryan diorama

50 square foot Diorama based on the movie Saving Private Ryan, with 6 landing ships, 200 GI’s and German soldiers, dozens of vehicles and bunkers, all by King and Country toy soldiers

GI’s storm ashore in Saving Pvt Ryan diorama

GI’s fight there way up the beach from multiple landing craft

Rangers lead the way in Saving Pvt Ryan diorama

US Rangers fight their way up a gully to assault the German Bunkers from the flanks

Sinking landing craft

A sinking landing craft is hung up on obstacles as its crew and GI’s abandons ship

Defense in Depth

German positions provided defense in depth as the GI’s tried to fight their way through the many obstacles and bunkers

Near miss

German artillery rained down on the landing craft, who had to drop off the GI’s and then return to the ships in the channel for the second and third waves

Omaha beach from movie “Saving Pvt Ryan”

Each GI carried 80 Lbs of equipment ashore, but much was abandoned on the beach under the withering German fire

Omaha beach diorama

Each GI carried 80 Lbs of equipment ashore, but much was abandoned on the beach under the withering German fire

Rangers lead the way

Rangers fight their way up the gully in this iconic scene from the Movie “Saving Pvt Ryan”