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title: Aerial View, Omaha Beach
author: US Air Force - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19022/aerial-view-omaha-beach/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-05-28
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# Aerial View, Omaha Beach

_Authored by US Air Force - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Aerial View, Omaha Beach](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19022.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19022.png)

## Image Caption

An aerial photograph showing the landing craft and barrage balloons which comprised the attack by the U.S. Army on [Omaha Beach](https://www.worldhistory.org/Omaha_Beach/) during the [Normandy Landings](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/243/the-normandy-landings/) which began on [D-Day](https://www.worldhistory.org/D-Day/) 6 June 1944. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Musuems)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, U. A. F. -. I. W. (2024, May 28). Aerial View, Omaha Beach. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19022/aerial-view-omaha-beach/>
### Chicago
Museums, US Air Force - Imperial War. "Aerial View, Omaha Beach." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 28, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19022/aerial-view-omaha-beach/>.
### MLA
Museums, US Air Force - Imperial War. "Aerial View, Omaha Beach." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 May 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19022/aerial-view-omaha-beach/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193033) by **US Air Force - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 May 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.