15-268 Garand Picture of the Day - Normandy camo

[Mark in Rochester]

American solders. Normandy, France. June-July 1944

by Robert Capa

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[emmagee1917]

Neat . Pictures of that pattern are rare and that's one I hav'nt seen before .
Thank you , Chris

[fboyj]

Great pictures as always but I'm curious about the weapon held by the soldier in the left foreground. No front sight but hard to see if there is a scope on the weapon. It's either a M1903a4 or a shotgun imo but would like to hear other opinions

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Lighted up a bit but still can't tell. Model 11 perhaps?

[Bill Hollinger]

Carbine with a grenade launcher???

[browningautorifle]

I think it's a carbine too.

[13Echo]

That cammo pattern looked an awful lot like the German version. I think it resulted in more than a few incidents of "Friendly Fire."

[browningautorifle]

cammo pattern looked an awful lot like the German

Common knowledge...that's why it was withdrawn and is so scarce today...

[Mark in Rochester]

The rifle is a 1903 with a grenade launcher

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[CINDERS]

There is a pic floating around of a German sniper being captured by a Brit sniper team and in the one marching him out you can hardly make out his left leg against the brick work such is the blend between the two. I have tried to copy the pic from the web to post but it wont copy have you seen this pic Mark.