[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"BL3284264","item_brand":"other","item_category":"illustration","item_category2":"out_of_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"ste_mere_eglise_sainte_mere_a_glise_france_a_map_of_the_second_world_war_in_the_early_morning_of_6_j","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

Ste. Mere Eglise. Sainte-Mère-Église, France. A map of the Second World War. In the early morning...

Ste. Mere Eglise. Sainte-Mère-Église, France. A map of the Second World War.
In the early morning of 6 June 1
Asset - General information
Copyright status
No Additional Copyright
Permissions
More info
Permission required for non-editorial use (inc book and magazine covers). Please contact us
Largest available format 5766 × 4310 px 31 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 5766 × 4310 px 488 × 365 mm 30.9 MB
Medium 1024 × 766 px 87 × 65 mm 1.1 MB
Leave the work to our dedicated Account Managers
License details
Your details
*
*
*
*
*
IMAGE number
BL3284264
Image title
Ste. Mere Eglise. Sainte-Mère-Église, France. A map of the Second World War. In the early morning of 6 June 1944 mixed units of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and U.S. 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Operation Boston, giving it the claim to be one of the first towns liberated in the invasion.
Auto-translated text View Original Source
Location
British Library, London, UK
Image description

France 1: 25,000 Defences, Bigot. [London]: War Office, 1944. Source/Shelfmark: Maps 14317.(259.) 31/18 NE

Photo credit
From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
France / Europe / 20th century / cartography / world war / armed conflicts / normandy landings / wars / event / events / d-day landings / d-day / western europe / maps / world war ii / map / military event / dday landings / armed conflict / world war two / dday / combat / cartographic / war / military events / europe / second world war / carte / invasion / ww2

Similar Images