WW2 1943 Amphibious Assault Training Camp Bradford Chesapeake Signal Corps Photo

Description: Type & Size: A 8x10 original photograph. Condition: The collection that this photo came from is filled with rare images, many that have never come up for auction before. All photos in this series of original 1940s press photos are in good to excellent condition for their age, unless otherwise outlined here. These are original photos from the era and as such show typical curling and coloring from age. Please see photos. This photograph depicts a scene from World War II, specifically a training exercise involving an amphibious assault. The image shows a Landing Ship Tank (LST) unloading troops or equipment, with a significant geyser of water and mud rising beside it, indicating the use of buried land mines during maneuvers. The photo was taken in 1943 at Camp Bradford, Virginia, where soldiers were being trained for amphibious operations essential for the Allied war efforts. Amphibious assaults were critical during World War II, as they allowed Allied forces to invade heavily fortified coastlines. Many lessons learned from earlier campaigns such as Dieppe and Tarawa influenced the tactics used in these operations. Chesapeake Bay and Camp Bradford served as vital proving grounds where troops honed their skills under realistic conditions, preparing them for the complex challenges they would face in actual combat scenarios. **File No: W-AA-23-4029** **SCHOOL FOR INVASION** One of the most hazardous of all war moves is an amphibious attack on a well-defended shore. Feet lodged in the wave-w rocked bottoms of his ships, the invader must figuratively attempt to shove back a foe rooted deep in solid earth. Years of training would once have been considered necessary for such a venture. But the Allies, time-pressed and reading amphibian campaigns, went ahead and launched them, calling on native ingenuity to construct a fleet for which there was no precedent. They learned many of the "difficult" lessons the searing flames of battle. In these photos, taken during land-sea maneuvers at the Nation's great proving grounds on Chesapeake Bay, can be seen the ghosts of Dieppe, Tulagi, Oran, and more recently, Salerno, Bougainville, Tarawa. They were costly schools; but the men who go through those grueling paces at Solomon Island, Maryland, may owe future victories - and their lives - to the first men in this war who swept up from the sea to win the shore. A towering geyser of water and mud rises beside an unloading LST during maneuvers at Camp Bradford, Va. This effect was gained by use of buried land mines. It accustoms the men in training to near-hits by enemy bombs and shells. === This photo was part of a large collection of over 300 original World War 2 Associated Press photographs collected by a former military veteran. Each photograph has an image along with a caption used to describe what the image is about. These images are all original to the period, either as negative prints or as original photographs sent to press agencies via wire. We are happy to offer discounts if you order multiple photos. Simply send us discounted offers on each photo that you are interested in.

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Location: Carlsbad, California

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