Near Carentan, France, 1944: American soldiers of an Airborne Unit man a 57mm antitank gun near…

Near Carentan, France, 06/19/1944

SC 190610Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5395RG 111

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American soldiers of an Airborne Unit man a 57mm antitank gun near Carentan, France. The disabled Mark IV tank in the background, routed completely by members of an American Armored Unit. mounts a 75mm gun. 19 June 1944.

Date: 06/19/1944
Place: Near Carentan, France · exact position
Photographer: Stiso
SC number: 190610
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-5395
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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