On the Allies' boats Normandy June 6, 1944

When freedom came ashore: Stunning shots of Allied troops storming Omaha Beach in Normandy by war photographer Robert Capa and how they were almost lost forever War photographer took 106 photos - but only 11 of them survived because of a blunder when processing the film Today marks the 69th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 Life magazine picture editor in London John Morris told staff to 'rush!' in the dark room In their haste, three whole rolls of film melted and over half of the fourth was destroyed Robert Capa's images - later named The Magnificent Eleven - are the closest any photographer got to the action Capa landed just off the beach in a US landing craft and took his pictures from the water