File:Galeand6thbritairborne.jpg

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IWM caption : THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. Major-General Richard Gale, GOC 6th Airborne Division, addresses his men, 4 - 5 June 1944.

Comment : this was in preparation for Operation Tonga, the airborne component of the Invasion of Normandy.

Date

4-5 June 1944

Source

This photograph H 39075 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-37)

Author

Malindine, E G (Capt), War Office official photographer

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	11:49, 25 April 2018	2,442 × 1,694 (1.85 MB)	Fæ	Derived upscale from parent image, 213% larger in resolution
	15:46, 30 November 2012	780 × 541 (100 KB)	Hohum	Levels
	18:05, 20 January 2012	780 × 546 (62 KB)	Common Good	similar (lossless) crop from higher res
	09:44, 3 December 2005	350 × 216 (24 KB)	John N.	* Description: Major-General Richard Gale, GOC 6th Airborne Division, addresses his men, 4 - 5 June 1944. * Collection Title: WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION * Collection No.: 4700-37 * Source: [http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/dbtw-wpd/e