Ana Paula Pancieri | Documentary Photographer

German bunker at Juno Beach Courseulles-sur -Mer, Normandy,France. Cosy's bunker, easily recognisable by its tilt, was the site of fierce fighting on 6th June 1944.

World War II veterans describe the overwhelming noise of bomb explosions, the whine of bullets, the roar of plane engines and the screams of soldiers on the beaches of Normandy "like a storm of sound that took your breath away".

The D-Day beaches have taken on a new atmosphere, silence now hangs over the landscape once filled with the noise of battle. They are full of stories, where remains of fortifications, memorials and tombs are silent witnesses and an invitation to reflection for those who live there or visitors from around the world.

D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a large-scale military operation that marked the beginning of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. On the 5 landing beaches approximately 150,000 Allied troops landed, and many casualties occurred.

The Churchill AVRE "One Charlie" on display at Graye-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. The tank was buried after D-Day and forgotten until it was dug up and restored by French engineers in the 1970's

Observation bunker built just months before the landings in 1944. The bunker's double door was designed as a way to escape in case of explosion by allied troops. Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

American Cemetery. Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

A memorial indicates where Europe was liberated by allied forces on the 6th June 1944. Graye-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.

Omaha Beach Memorial. Les Braves consists of three elements:
The wings of Hope, Rise, Freedom! and The Wings of Fraternity. Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.

Juno beach. Bèrniere-sur-Mer, Normandy, France