Extraordinary colourised photos bring D-Day landings to life on 73rd anniversary of turning point in World War II

EXTRAORDINARY  photographs of the D Day landings have been colourised to mark the 73rd anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in history.

Brazilian artist Marina Amaral has transformed the images in remembrance of one of the turning points of World War II where experts believe 4,400 allied troops lost their lives.

Each snap has had different tones layered on top of the original photographs to bring new depth to the images.

The emotive snaps capture some of the 156,000 troops that landed on the beaches of Normandy.

Others show British, Canadian and American military men bravely making their way across the coast, taking to shore at Omaha Beach, Juno Beach, Gold Beach, Sword Beach, Utah Beach and Point du Hoc.

Each image has been created following hours of research into the subject pictured, in order to make the retouching as realistic as possible.

Marina told The Sun: “I have always been fascinated by history since I was a kid, but the colourisation itself came into my life in a random and unexpected way.

“I was bored surfing the internet when I found a few colourised photos from the World War II in a forum.

“I was using Photoshop as a hobby for many years, so I already had a sense of how the software works and what tools I should use.

"I tried to reproduce the atmosphere of the places and get as close as possible to what these soldiers actually saw with their own eyes.

"The generation of World War II is almost all gone, so I think it is extremely important to rescue these photos through a process that interests the new generation.

"So maybe people will be able to better understand what happened."