5 WWII Photo Lot Omaha Beach 6th Engineer Special Brigade Bunkers Flak Tower For Sale
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5 WWII Photo Lot Omaha Beach 6th Engineer Special Brigade Bunkers Flak Tower:
$99.00
Item Breakdown & Descriptions:
Photo 1: Marching Column Entering Omaha Beach Staging Area
Front: A long single-file column of US GIs in full field gear marching along a dirt road curve past a military truck.
Inscription: "St Laurent France Omaha Beach July 1944. Troops coming into Transit Area #2 from Omaha Beach. 42"
Historical Detail: Captures troops moving inland from the landing grounds near Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Transit Area #2 served as a primary assembly point to process arriving infantry before directing them to the active front lines.
Photo 2: German Flak / Observation Tower
Front: A high-angle shot of a tall, reinforced concrete water tower and observation structure.
Inscription: "antwerp, Belgium 1945. a flak tower built by the Germans as a lookout tower. This one is at least 75 feet high. 134"
Historical Detail: German forces constructed raised concrete observation posts and anti-aircraft positions across strategic port cities like Antwerp to spot Allied aircraft and monitor naval shipping channels.
Photo 3: Dismantling Camouflaged German Bunker
Front: A wide shot of workers atop a reinforced concrete bunker painted with the French text "BAINS • DOUCHES" (Baths/Showers).
Inscription: Listed on back of Photo 4.
Historical Detail: Part of the Atlantic Wall coastal defenses. To deceive Allied reconnaissance planes, the German military routinely disguised concrete strongpoints and pillboxes as civilian buildings, storefronts, or beach bathhouses.
Following the liberation of Southern France (Operation Dragoon), local work crews and Allied engineers systematically dismantled and cleared heavy German coastal fortifications along the French Riviera.
Photo 4: 285th Port Co. / 6th Engineer Special Brigade Group Photo
Front: A group of seven US soldiers in field jackets and helmets posing together outdoors, including one GI wearing a mop head as a makeshift "Santa" beard.
Inscription: "Sea Mills England December 25 1943 Near Bristol England. Boys of the 285th Port Co 507th Port Battalion attached to the 6th Engineer Special Brigade. Christmas Day Ed McAleer Playing Santa Claus. 3"
Historical Detail: The 6th Engineer Special Brigade played a legendary role on D-Day, clearing obstacles, clearing minefields, and organizing traffic under intense enemy fire at Omaha Beach (Easy Red and Fox Green sectors).
Photo 5:
Sea Mills, England, May 1944 near Bristol, England. Cooks and KP’s of the 285th port company 507 Port battalion.
Condition & Specifications:
Dimensions: Approx. 3.5" x 2.5" each
Edges: Period deckle-edge/scalloped photographic paper
Condition: Excellent vintage condition with crisp contrast, clear subject matter, and fully legible hand-penciled inscriptions
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