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English: LST-511 off the Normandy, Omaha Beachhead, Red Beach, D-Day, 6 June 1944. LST-511 was designated a hospital ship for the invasion with two doctors and a contingent of corpsmen. She completed 50 round trips from English ports to the Normandy beaches. LST-511 was also one of the 8 LSTs participating in Exercise Tiger, a practice for D-Day on April 28, during which German E-boats attacked, hitting three of the 8 LSTs. Two sank immediately and the third was towed to port by its own LCVPs. US Navy photo.
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Source from http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/1016051101.jpg
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  • 2007-04-01 20:22 Mdhennessey 775×444× (29007 bytes) LST-511 off the Normandy, Omaha Beachhead, Red Beach, D-Day, 6 June 1944. LST-511 was designated a hospital ship for the invasion with two doctors and a contingent of corpsmen. She completed 50 round trips from English ports to the Normandy beaches. LST-5

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current22:26, 7 April 2012Thumbnail for version as of 22:26, 7 April 2012775 × 444 (28 KB)File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske)Transfered from en.wikipedia by User:Fabiano Tatsch using CommonsHelper
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