English: USS LST-995 and USS LST-1020 plus six additional LSTs on the beach of an Italian port loading battle equipment for the Allied invasion of southern France. Six additional LSTs lay at anchor waiting their turn to also load battle equipment. These ships are a small part of the armada assembled in Italy, North Africa, Corsica, and Sardinia to transport troops and material for the landing on 15 August 1944.US Navy photo