"The Fallen" or "The Fallen 9000" is an installation that represents the German forces and Allies lost their lives as part of the invasion of Normandy during World War II. There were about 500 volunteers using using stencils and rakes in the sand on International Peace Day. As the tide came over the beach, it washed away the imprints. The tide represents the thousands of human lives lost during the hours of the tide during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The silhouettes give no representations of any type of nationality, it only represents that human lives are lost.
http://smatterist.com/6223/when-i-realized-what-they-drew-in-the-sand-it-made-me-tremendously-grateful/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zQD98yiiOs
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