US troops sheltering under the cliffs of Fox Red sector, Omaha Beach.

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US Troops who were part of the initital assault waves including some wounded shelter under he cliffs near Colleville sur Mer.

Some of the same men can be seen on the next picture.

The two GI's on the right are members of the 29th Infantry Division who's 116th Regiment landed on the right of 16th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Fox Red beach was in fact assigned to the 1st Division, but in the confusion that dogged the Omaha landings some of the landing craft carrying 29th Division troops landed them on the wrong beach.