Item Description
Original Item. Only One Available. D-Day of Operation Neptune, the cross-channel invasion of Normandy, finally came on 6 June 1944. Neptune was the assault phase of the larger Operation Overlord, codename for the Allied campaign to liberate France from the Germans. The 29th Infantry Division sent the 116th Infantry to support the western flank of the veteran 1st Infantry Division's 16th Infantry at Omaha Beach. Omaha was known to be the most difficult of the five landing beaches, due to its rough terrain and bluffs overlooking the beach, which had been well fortified by its German defenders of the 352nd Infantry Division. The 116th Infantry was assigned four sectors of the beach; Easy Green, Dog Red, Dog White, and Dog Green. Soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division boarded a large number of attack transports for the D-Day invasion, among them landing craft, landing ship, tank, and landing ship, infantry ships and other vessels such as the SS Empire Javelin, USS Charles Carroll, and USS Buncombe County.
This is a lovely riker case display with three small jars of sand from Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, and Pointe du Hoc. The jars are labeled and also come with a shell casing round near St. Marie Du Mont Normandy, and all pieces sit on a piece of camouflage parachute fabric also found near St. Marie Du Mont in Normandy, France.
The riker case measures 8¼ x 12¼” and is in good order. A nice display piece, a great starter piece for a collection.
Ready for further research and display.
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