Frontline life in Normandy

21st June 1944: A picture of daily life for a young officer commanding a mortar platoon in the fields of Normandy

Troops of the British 3rd Infantry Division preparing to fire a 4.2in mortar, Bieville, 15 June 1944. A Universal Carrier with its deep wading screens still attached can be seen in the background. Note the Mk III helmets.