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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
CN 10/2
Date
1943-1945
Description

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

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
DEFE 2/494
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Physical description
30 flat sheets and photographs
Restrictions on use
Some photographs may remain in copyright
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Photography and film
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360763/

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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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Operation Overlord: Omaha Beach, beach obstacles employed by Germans and referred...

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