Playing children, London, May 1944

Children on a playground in London, photographed by Jack Lieb in May 1944 during the preparation phase before the invasion.

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The photograph was taken in May 1944 in London and belongs to the opening phase of Lieb’s film, which documents life in England shortly before D-Day. While a few kilometers away on the south English coast the embarkation of invasion troops was being prepared, these images show the civilian daily life of the British capital. Such scenes served Lieb as a contrast to the military events and underscored the civilian backdrop against which the invasion was being prepared.

Resolution 5758 × 4320 px (24,9 MP)
File format TIFF, 16-bit
Year taken 1944
Location London
Collection Historiathek / zb Media
Source archive NARA
Photographer Unbekannt
Rights Historiathek / zb Media GmbH