Chronology of World War II

Saturday, June 17


6th Airborne Division's Area


6th Airborne Division's Area
An aerial reconnaissance photograph taking over the 6th Airborne Division's area on June 17, 1944. It is thought that the photograph was taken over Ranville, facing in a north-easterly direction, with abandoned gliders on LZ-N and the high ground of the Le Plein-Bréville ridge clearly visible in the lower half