peterfromtexas:Normandy Beaches in 1944 & 70 Years LaterOn June 6, 1944, Allied soldiers descend
peterfromtexas:Normandy Beaches in 1944 & 70 Years LaterOn June 6, 1944, Allied soldiers descended on the beaches of Normandy for D-Day, an operation that turned the tide of the Second World War against the Nazis, marking the beginning of the end of the conflict. Reuters photographer Chris Helgren compiled archive pictures taken during the invasion and went back to the same places to photograph them as they appear today.More pictures here -- source link