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Colleville; Lower Normandy; France

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Date: 31 May 1944
Location: Colleville; Lower Normandy; France
Coordinates (lat, lon): 49.356499, -0.862907
Description: An anti-tank ditch obstructs the exit from OMAHA Beach opposite Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Dug to be wide and steep, such ditches could prevent tanks from moving inland and helped to channel them into zones covered by anti-tank weapons.
Sortie: US30/4045
Frame: 2060
Image type: Vertical
Scale: 12000