Us Official Photographs
Normandy Beach Defenses
1944-05-06
Detailed information on Normandy beach defenses was obtained from "Dicing" shots like this. Every type of anti-landing obstacle appears in this photo, including most formidable, steel-concrete hedgehogs (left center) and tetrahedra in left foreground. Photo taken by 1st. Lt. Albert Lanker, 10th Photo Reconnaissance Group, on 6 May 1944, one month before D-Day.