Among the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the hostile beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit – the U.S. Army Rangers.

Galerie Bilderwelt, Getty Images British Navy Landing Crafts (LCA-1377) carry United States Army Rangers to a ship near Weymouth in Southern England on June 1, 1944. British soldiers can be seen ...

6th June 1944, S.S.Empire Battle Axe, anchored 8 miles off Normandy Beach. Our 1st wave of Landing Craft Assault (LCA) got the troops on board to go to the beaches, I was in the 2nd wave which ...

On June 3, they were moved again, this time to Newhaven where the Landing Craft Assault (LCA) were waiting. They were supposed to set off on June 4 but bad weather postponed their departure.

In 1943, Charlie Drake obtained a contract to build 16, later 72 Landing Craft Assault or LCA’s were built in 72 days. In order to fulfil this contract a quick expansion of the labour force was ...

This, then, was Pantelleria.....and here were we in our little LCI. Unlike the LCA (Landing Craft, Assault), with a square bow and ramp, our LCI had more the appearance of a holiday pleasure boat ...

Landing Craft Assault or LCA The LCA is touted to be the replacement for boats for carrying personnel in battle operations; these lightweight assault carriers can carry up to 35 troops.