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Operation Overlord: Omaha Beach, beach obstacles employed by Germans and referred...
Catalogue reference: CN 10/2
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This record is about the Operation Overlord: Omaha Beach, beach obstacles employed by Germans and referred... dating from 1943-1945 in the series Photographs Extracted from DEFE series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CN 10/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Operation Overlord: Omaha Beach, beach obstacles employed by Germans and referred to as"hedgehogs", aerial photography revealing sea bed and obstacles plus further examples of"sea bed" photography taken at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Individual items are described at item level.
Material has been extracted from DEFE 2/494
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- DEFE 2/494
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 30 flat sheets and photographs
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Some photographs may remain in copyright
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360763/
Series information
CN 10
Photographs Extracted from DEFE series
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,270 records
Within the department: CN
Photographic prints and negatives extracted from various record series
44 records
Within the series: CN 10
Photographs Extracted from DEFE series
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