OPPOSITION ON THE BEACH ON D DAY was light, but enemy artillery fire from inland batters frequently forced men to take shelter along the sea wall several days after the landings. The lower photo was taken from a position along the sea wall itself.

OPPOSITION ON THE BEACH - UTAH

ASSAULT ELEMENTS OF FORCE U, including DD tanks, were still on the beaches when [this photo was] taken shortly after H Hour. Infantrymen cross the dune and advance inland.


Omaha Assault Elements of Force U

FIRST AID was rendered on the beach in the early hours of the assault. Medical Corps men are shown administering aid to soldiers of the 8th Infantry wounded in the assault. Evacuation of casualties and prisoners of war to the United Kingdom also began early.