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2nd Infantry Division, E-1 draw, Easy Red sector, Omaha Beach, D+1, June 7, 1944[edit]

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OriginalU.S. Army troops of the 2nd Infantry Division march up the bluff at the E-1 draw in the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, June 7, 1944.
Reason
Good composition
Articles in which this image appears
2nd Infantry Division (United States), Omaha Beach, Operation Overlord, Military history of the United States during World War II, 9th Infantry Regiment (United States)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
  • Support as nominatorTheFreeWorld (talk) 13:03, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – A line of soldiers trudging up a hill after the (presumptive) previous action on the beach isn't really interesting or illustrative. Lacks EV. – Sca (talk) 13:12, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support This photo, and similar photos, are often used to illustrate the Allied success in the Normandy landings in books and the like and has very strong EV. Consider what the photo shows: the day after the bloody and almost-defeated landing at Omaha Beach, it has been tidied up and is being used to land large numbers of troops and vehicles in broad daylight. The troops are bunched together and the landing craft appear to be operating freely, which illustrates that the Germans were unable to hinder the follow-up landings. This was the foundation on which the Allied victory was built. 08:22, 8 July 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nick-D (talkcontribs)
  • Support – per Nick-D. Bammesk (talk) 00:34, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, but could do with a bit of a touchup. MER-C 16:42, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:35, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]