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WWII visual storytelling through photography, film, CGI, digital compositing, motion graphics, and immersive media. By Marcel Bahnen | ImageworX WW2.
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Creating cinematic historical reconstructions and multimedia experiences. Welcome to the world of Marcel Bahnen, a seasoned professional photographer, multimedia artist, and immersive experience designer based in Valkenburg, the Netherlands. Through his work at www.imageworx.nl, Marcel specializes in capturing and recreating pivotal moments from World War II with unparalleled attention to detail a

nd historical accuracy. Marcel’s passion goes far beyond traditional photography. As the lead designer for all visual and audio elements in the immersive D-Day experience at the War Museum in Overloon, he has demonstrated his ability to blend history with cutting-edge media. This project, which features 360º projections, lifelike soundscapes, and detailed recreations of key moments like the Omaha Beach landings, showcases his expertise in creating environments where visitors feel they’ve stepped into the past. With a wide range of skills in media design, motion graphics, short films, and 360º media, Marcel transports audiences back in time, offering them a glimpse into history through the lens of modern technology. His works, which include both living history reconstructions with WWII reenactors and meticulously crafted CGI masterpieces, resonate with both enthusiasts and casual visitors alike. Explore more of Marcel’s work on his professional page at https://www.facebook.com/ImageworXWW2, where a vibrant community of history buffs engage with stunning WWII visuals, 3D reconstructions, and behind-the-scenes content from his projects. Join the conversation and dive deep into the stories that shaped our world. For a unique combination of professional photography, multimedia expertise, and a deep commitment to historical storytelling, look no further than Marcel Bahnen. He’s your bridge between the past and present, offering visual experiences that linger in the mind long after you’ve seen them.

26/06/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Part 1

Late May 1944, somewhere near Carentan, Normandy. As spring gives way to summer, life in a German field camp follows a familiar rhythm. Tents are scattered across the tranquil countryside, motorcycles and sidecars stand ready beside dusty lanes, and soldiers occupy themselves with the ordinary routines of military life. The hedgerows and fields of Normandy appear calm and untouched, offering little sign of the storm gathering beyond the horizon. For the men stationed here, it is just another day. None can know that within a matter of days, the Allied invasion will transform this peaceful landscape into one of the most fiercely contested battlefields of the war.

A reconstruction made by the french Living history group Arca, featuring my friend Fred.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 © 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
No A.I. All images are real, human made images.

𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠: 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑊𝐼𝐼 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠: 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 & 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 • 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 & 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 • 𝐼𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 • 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 & 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 • 𝐶𝐺𝐼 • 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 • 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦

25/06/2026

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟰 "𝗪𝗮𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴"
On September 20th 1944, soldiers of the US 82nd Airborne division led by Major Julian Cook, executed the Waal crossing.

The "Waalcrossing" by the 82nd Airborne Division refers to a critical and daring operation conducted during World War II. Specifically, it occurred during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. The 82nd Airborne, an elite American paratrooper division, played a pivotal role in this ambitious Allied plan to secure key bridges in the Netherlands, including the Waal River crossing near Nijmegen.

In this daring mission, the 82nd Airborne's paratroopers, led by Brigadier General James Gavin, were tasked with capturing the Nijmegen Bridge over the Waal River. Their objective was to secure the bridge and prevent the Germans from destroying it, which would have impeded the advance of British ### Corps.
Under the cover of darkness and amidst heavy enemy fire, the 82nd Airborne troops successfully landed near the Nijmegen Bridge and engaged in intense combat with German forces. Despite facing stiff resistance, the paratroopers displayed exceptional courage and determination. Ultimately, they managed to secure the bridge, allowing British tanks and infantry to cross the Waal River and continue their advance towards the ultimate objective of Arnhem.

The Waalcrossing by the 82nd Airborne Division was a critical moment in Operation Market Garden, illustrating the bravery and effectiveness of airborne troops in executing high-risk missions deep behind enemy lines. While the operation as a whole did not achieve all its objectives, the actions of the 82nd Airborne during the Waalcrossing demonstrated their unwavering commitment to the Allied cause during World War II.

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘆: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴. Services: Recreation and Visualising of WWII based events: Digital Imaging & Photography • Multimedia & Film • Immersive Experiences for museums and exhibitions • Film & Motion-graphics • CGI • Graphic Design • Consultancy . All rights reserved © 2026

24/06/2026

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻, 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟴𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲 – 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟰 (𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭)

Shortly after 01:15 on 6 June 1944, Pathfinder teams of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment descended into the darkness northwest of Sainte-Mère-Église. Landing approximately thirty minutes ahead of the main force, these specially trained volunteers carried one of the most critical responsibilities of the airborne invasion.

Organized into small battalion teams, each Pathfinder group carried Eureka radar beacons, holophane lights, batteries, radios, and weapons. Their objective was Drop Zone O (DZ O), a large field north-west of Sainte-Mère-Église selected for the 505th PIR's assault. Once there, they had to establish navigation aids that would guide hundreds of incoming C-47 transport aircraft carrying more than 2,000 paratroopers of the regiment.

This reconstruction portrays the tense moments after landing. Moving cautiously through the Norman hedgerows, the Pathfinders advance toward the drop zone with their equipment. German troops were known to be operating in the area, and every minute counted. The lights could not be activated too early and risk revealing their position, yet any delay could scatter the incoming airborne force across the Cotentin Peninsula.

Unlike many other Pathfinder teams that night, the men of the 505th successfully completed their mission. On DZ O, the Eureka beacons and holophane lights were operating before the first aircraft arrived. As a result, the 505th PIR conducted one of the most accurate airborne drops of D-Day, with roughly half the regiment landing on or within one mile of the drop zone.

𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 2026 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔-ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛—𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒.

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘆: 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲. World War II visualisation by Marcel Bahnen, ImageworX. No A.I. All images are real, human made images. All rights reserved © 2026

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23/06/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 PREVIEW

Late May 1944, somewhere near Carentan, Normandy. As spring gives way to summer, life in a German field camp follows a familiar rhythm. Tents are scattered across the tranquil countryside, motorcycles and sidecars stand ready beside dusty lanes, and soldiers occupy themselves with the ordinary routines of military life. The hedgerows and fields of Normandy appear calm and untouched, offering little sign of the storm gathering beyond the horizon. For the men stationed here, it is just another day. None can know that within a matter of days, the Allied invasion will transform this peaceful landscape into one of the most fiercely contested battlefields of the war.

A reconstruction made by the french Living history group Arca, featuring my friend Fred.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 © 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. No A.I. All images are real, human made images. 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠: 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑊𝐼𝐼 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠: 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 & 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 • 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 & 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 • 𝐼𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 • 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 & 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 • 𝐶𝐺𝐼 • 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 • 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦.

22/06/2026

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗱 - 𝗗-𝗗𝗮𝘆 - 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟰 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 PREVIEW

“𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲… 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂.”

The shingle offers little protection.

Pinned down under intense enemy fire, soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division and GAP Team 9 hug the sand as German machine guns and artillery rake Omaha Beach. The seawall ahead seems impossibly far away. Every movement draws fire. Every second feels like an eternity.

In these critical moments, survival depended on courage, leadership, and determination. Amid the smoke, noise, and confusion, small groups of men began pushing forward, refusing to remain trapped on the shoreline.
This scene captures just a fraction of the reality faced by the men who landed on Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944. Outnumbered, exposed, and under relentless fire, they fought not only for their own survival, but for the success of an operation that would help change the course of history.

The beach is not yet secured.

But the advance has begun.

Lest we forget.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 © 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

22/06/2026

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻, 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟴𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲- 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲 - PREVIEW

In the early hours of 6 June 1944, Allied airborne forces spearheaded the invasion of Normandy on the eastern flank. The 82nd Airborne Division, commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, was tasked with capturing key crossroads, bridges, and causeways near Sainte-Mère-Église, La Fière, and across the Cotentin Peninsula.
To prepare the way, small Pathfinder teams — many of them seasoned volunteers drawn heavily from the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment — jumped ahead of the main force. Equipped with Eureka radar beacons, signal lamps, and visual markers, they operated under IX Troop Carrier Command. Their critical mission was to locate and mark the drop zones, guiding the waves of C-47 Skytrains through darkness, low clouds, and intense German anti-aircraft fire.
On the night of 5 June, these Pathfinders landed in the hedgerow country east of Sainte-Mère-Église. Working in small, often isolated groups under extreme time pressure, they had only minutes to set up their equipment before the arrival of the main body — more than 6,000 paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, who began dropping shortly after 01:00 on 6 June.

This scene is a modern historical reconstruction, photographed in June 2026 in collaboration with French living-history reenactors near one of the original drop zones in Normandy. It captures two Pathfinders moments after landing — taking cover in a darkened field as they prepare to activate the beacons that would guide their comrades safely into battle.

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘆: 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲. World War II visualisation by Marcel Bahnen, ImageworX. No A.I. All images are real, human made images. All rights reserved © 2026

20/06/2026

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 © 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
No A.I. All images are real, human made images.

𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠: 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑊𝐼𝐼 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠: 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 & 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 • 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 & 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 • 𝐼𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 • 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 & 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 • 𝐶𝐺𝐼 • 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 • 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦.

20/06/2026

𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 |
Bringing history to life to Honor, Remember and Educate.
World War II visualisation by Marcel Bahnen, ImageworX. All rights reserved © 2026. No A.I. All images are real, human-made photographs.

19/06/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 & 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

From solemn portraits and long columns marching through Normandy’s fields to intense action scenes and living history battle reconstructions — this preview series captures the full spectrum of the Carentan Liberty March.
Quiet moments of preparation. Dusty roads under heavy packs. Sweeping landscapes filled with determined reenactors. And powerful skirmish & combat recreations that bring the fierce fighting of June 1944 back to life.

Every image reflects deep respect, endurance, and the raw reality of what the 101st Airborne faced. A moving tribute to the Greatest Generation on the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

This is living history at its most immersive — remembrance in motion.

Carentan-les-Marais, Normandy — June 2026

More image series will be published soon so stay tuned.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻
Bringing history to life to Honor, Remember and Educate.
World War II visualisation by Marcel Bahnen, ImageworX.
All rights reserved © 2026. No A.I. All images are real, human-made photographs.

𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠: 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑊𝐼𝐼 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 • 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 & 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 • 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 & 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 • 𝐼𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 • 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 & 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠 • 𝐶𝐺𝐼 • 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 • 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦

17/06/2026

"𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴!!!!" – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

For a brief moment, the marchers step back into June 1944.
As the men of the 101st Airborne advance across the Norman countryside, German mortar fire begins to fall behind them. The formation breaks. Orders are shouted. Men run for cover while others attend to the wounded
Scenes like this remind us that the road to Carentan was far from an orderly march. Every field and hedgerow could become a battlefield in an instant.

Captured during the Carentan Liberty March 2026, these images pay tribute to the airborne troops who fought their way through Normandy eighty-two years ago.
Carentan-les-Marais, Normandy — June 2026

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘆: 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗫 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲. World War II visualisation by Marcel Bahnen, ImageworX. No A.I. All images are real, human made images. All rights reserved © 2026

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