Check Out These Rare D-Day Photos That Show What It Was Really Like

Odd Way to Ride

The British troops shown below didn’t land on Normandy banks and had to carry their bicycles to shore. Hayling Island saw many bike riders. This was a simulated war exercise, but the men fought for real in only a few weeks.

Odd Way to Ride

Axis Prisoners

Look at the huge crowd of Axis prisoners in this photo! It was snapped in 1944 while the Allies were struggling to reach French lands from the beach. Though Axis forces were surrendering, they still took their fair share of prisoners. Roughly 4,000 were taken just on D-Day.

Axis Prisoners