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War artist Orville Fisher actually landed on D-Day. This rendering (circa 1945) of Canadian troops wading ashore through beach obstacles while under fire evokes the daunting nature of their task and their courage in overcoming the German defences.

Painting. Soldiers navigate the heavy waves to reach the sandy beach. Beach defences and debris litter the ground. Explosions and smoke in the distance. — (Canadian War Museum, No. 19710261-6231.)

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