Stock Photo - World War II. FRANCE. Invasion of Normandy 1944, USS LCI(L)-490 and USS LCI(L)-496 approach Omaha Beach. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo. The photo was taken on June 6, 1944, the start of the Normandy landings otherwise known as D-Day. It shows two Landing Craft Infantry (Large) (LCI-L) vessels, LCI-490 and LCI-496, approaching Omaha Beach in France. The LCIs were used to carry troops and equipment from ships offshore to the beach. This photo captures the start of the largest combined land, air, and naval operation ever undertaken during World War II, which ultimately led to the liberation of France and victory in Europe.