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English: LST-511 off the Normandy, Omaha Beachhead, Red Beach, D-Day, 6 June 1944. LST-511 was designated a hospital ship for the invasion with two doctors and a contingent of corpsmen. She completed 50 round trips from English ports to the Normandy beaches. LST-511 was also one of the 8 LSTs participating in Exercise Tiger, a practice for D-Day on April 28, during which German E-boats attacked, hitting three of the 8 LSTs. Two sank immediately and the third was towed to port by its own LCVPs. US Navy photo. |
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| Source | from http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/1016051101.jpg |
| Author | USN |
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- 2007-04-01 20:22 Mdhennessey 775×444× (29007 bytes) LST-511 off the Normandy, Omaha Beachhead, Red Beach, D-Day, 6 June 1944. LST-511 was designated a hospital ship for the invasion with two doctors and a contingent of corpsmen. She completed 50 round trips from English ports to the Normandy beaches. LST-5
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| current | 22:26, 7 April 2012 | | 775 × 444 (28 KB) | wikimediacommons>File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) | Transfered from en.wikipedia by User:Fabiano Tatsch using CommonsHelper |
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