Celebration of the 75th anniversary of Normandy landings

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 26 February 2019 at 11:10:49 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 05 June 2019 from 06:14:20 to 06:14:45 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Coastal, port, beach, anniversary, English Channel, United Kingdom, France, Europe
Fig. 1 - S2 (26.02.2019) - 4,3,2 natural colour - The 75th anniversary of Normandy landings have been celebrated in Portsmouth.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (05.06.2019) - vv,vh,vv colour composite - It was a pivotal embarkation point for Operation Overlord on 6th June 1944.
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150 000 allied soldiers & 200 000 sailors faced 50 000 entrenched German soldiers in History's largest seaborne invasion; 10 000 men died that day.
Fig. 3 - S2 - 4,3,2 natural colour - The five beaches in Normandy where allied soldiers landed, reopening the western front on land.
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Fig. 4 - S1 - vv,vh,vv colour composite - It alleviated the efforts of USSR & hastened the return of democracy in western Europe.
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