Memorial 5th Engineer Special Brigade Omaha Beach
This memorial is standing on top of a German casemate and commemorates the soldiers of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade that were killed during the landings on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Lennard Bolijn (1, 3, 4, 5), Jeroen Koppes (2)
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