Peapix

  • Bing Gallery
  • Extension
Peapix
Bing Gallery
Extension
  • Australia
    All
    Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil

Bing Gallery

Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil
  1. Bing Gallery
  2. Australia
  3. 2019
  4. June 06
  5. Remains of Mulberry Harbour from the D-Day invasion, Arromanches les Bains, Normandy, France
arrow_back_ios arrow_forward_ios Remains of Mulberry Harbour from the D-Day invasion, Arromanches les Bains, Normandy, France

June 06, 2019

Remains of Mulberry Harbour from the D-Day invasion, Arromanches les Bains, Normandy, France

© Javier Gil/Alam

A bulwark of liberation. Engineering an artificial harbour in Normandy

For the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the beginning of the end of WWII, we’re focusing on the remains of the Mulberry Harbours - one of the most impressive military engineering feats of the war. Knowing that the ability to land huge numbers of men, vehicles, and supplies would be crucial to the Allies’ success of the invasion of Normandy, Winston Churchill challenged his forces to come up with an artificial harbour that could be towed into place and operational within days of the initial landings.

Over 40,000 men were involved in the creation of two harbours that were installed at Omaha and Gold beaches beginning on June 9, 1944, and which were completed just six days later. The harbours included breakwaters comprised of sunken decommissioned ships, pre-built concrete caissons, 33 jetties, and over 16 kilometres of roadways. A violent storm on June 19th destroyed the harbour at Omaha beach, but Mulberry B, at Arromanches, survived, and by the time it was abandoned six months later, it had landed 2.5 million men, 500,000 vehicles, and four million tonnes of supplies into northern France.

water ship watercraft

Related Images

View from the cupola of the International Space Station above the South Pacific OceanView from the cupola of the International Space Station above the South Pacific Ocean
Blue hour in Naxos, Cyclades, GreeceBlue hour in Naxos, Cyclades, Greece
Aerial view of Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, AustraliaAerial view of Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Porto, PortugalPorto, Portugal
Looking over the Gulf of Naples towards Mount Vesuvius, ItalyLooking over the Gulf of Naples towards Mount Vesuvius, Italy
Lake Bled, SloveniaLake Bled, Slovenia
Grand Canal and the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, ItalyGrand Canal and the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
Varenna on Lake Como, ItalyVarenna on Lake Como, Italy

Today on Bing

Greater flamingos at Pont de Gau Ornithological Park, Camargue, France

Greater flamingos at Pont de Gau Ornithological Park, Camargue, France

Jun 06, 2024
The chalk cliffs of Étretat, Normandy, France

The chalk cliffs of Étretat, Normandy, France

Jun 06, 2023
Indigo bunting, Pennsylvania, USA

Indigo bunting, Pennsylvania, USA

Jun 06, 2022
Sea stacks on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Sea stacks on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Jun 06, 2021
Walter's Wiggles trail in Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Walter's Wiggles trail in Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Jun 06, 2020

Related Tags

water ship lake outdoor sky scene harbor cloud building city landscape boat sunset several house text watercraft dusk beach snow
Share photo
Share
Pin
Tweet
Line
  • © 2025 Peapix.com
  • API
  • App
  • Privacy
The images are provided for wallpaper use only.