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American Paratroopers mass in a French village at St

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St. Marcouf, France, 1944: American Paratroopers mass in a French village at St

St. Marcouf, France, 06/08/1944

SC 189921Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4816RG 111
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American Paratroopers mass in a French village at St. Marcouf, France, surrounding a captured German tank. From here they will move on into the continent, accomplishing their assigned objectives. Invasion of France, 8 June 1944.

Date
06/08/1944
Place
St. Marcouf, France · exact position
Photographer
Weiner
Units
101st Airborne Division, 82nd Airborne Division
SC number
189921
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4816
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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