| German and American casualties of the invasion, awaiting burial, Dog Red Beach. A field holds hundreds of dead on stretchers covered with blankets. The 2nd temporary cemetery was established in the summer of 1944 on the cliff at Colleville-sur-Mer, east of Le Ruquet. The Americans originally called it “Saint-Laurent Cemetery,” although it was entirely within the commune of Colleville. This cemetery was slightly west of the current cemetery, built several years later and inaugurated in 1956. Its construction began on June 11, and the 3,797 bodies were transferred there from July 20, 1944, from the 1st temporary cemetery located at the foot of the cliff between Vierville and Saint-Laurent-sur-Dog White. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2424.jpg |
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| Image Dimensions | 3083 x 2480 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | June 15, 1944 |
| Location | Saint-Laurent Cemetery |
| City | Colleville |
| State or Province | Normandy |
| Country | France |
| Archive | National Museum of the United States Navy |
| Record Number | 80-G-285233 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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