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Turtle helmets normandy

Turtle helmets normandy

A picture taken in Colleville-sur-Mer Beach in Normandy on June 5, 2011, shows the installation by French artist Rachid Khimoune of 1,000 turtle-shaped statues made in the 90's from diferent countries helmets. The statues, exhibited here on the 67th D-Day anniversary on June 6, 1944 allied landings in Normandy, then occupied by Nazi Germany, aim at symbolizing 'the never ending horrors of war'.

Kenzo Tribouillard