This was a pain to make, since I didn't have anything remotely resembling what I wanted (an overview photo of a beach). So I googled for hours to find:
1 - A good shot of the waves (which I did, but I could only use the water since the sand was all wrong, badly cut and full of people)
2 - A shot of a hedgehog (this photo is actually a toy)
3 - A good shot of the beach (and I found absolutely none that was good). So I chose a photo of... planet Mars! I had this hi-rez shot taken by the European Space Agency on my hard disk. So now you know the truth: the landings didn't happen in Normandy at all!