Remembering D-day
Getty Images photographer Peter Macdiarmid literally followed in the footsteps of World War II combat photographers to re-shoot scenes in 2014 from D-day captured in their historical photographs. He wanted to match them as closely as possible to show the changes in 70 years. On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed along a stretch of French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy.
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WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND - MAY 5: A view of the seafront on April 5, 2014 in Weymouth, England. The Allied invasion to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II took place on June 6, 1944. Operation Overlord, known as D-Day, was the largest sea borne invasion in military history. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Left: U.S. troops on the Esplanade at Weymouth, England, on their way to board ships bound for Omaha Beach for the D-day landings in Normandy, June 1944. (Galerie Bilderwelt)
Right: The same scene on April 5, 2014. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
Left: German prisoners are gathered and an American flag is deployed for signaling on Omaha Beach, Normandy, in June 1944. (Galerie Bilderwelt)
Right: The same scene on May 6, 2014. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
Left: A French armored column passing through the French town of St. Mere Eglise during the Allied invasion of Normandy gets a warm welcome in June 1944. (Popperfoto)
Right: The same scene on May 7, 2014. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
Left: A group of U.S. soldiers stands at the village fountain in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, on June 12, 1944. (Galerie Bilderwelt)
Right: The same scene on May 7, 2014. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
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