Montebourg, France, 1944: THE NAZI LEFT SOMETHING FOR HOM

Montebourg, France, 06/23/1944

SC 190703Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5787RG 111

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THE NAZI LEFT SOMETHING FOR HOM. A French youngster claims a bicycle the Germans left behind when they retreated from Montebourg, France. Note bullet and shrapnel holes in wall behind him. June 23, 1944. Signal Corps Photo (Franklin). Orig. neg. rec'd from 0CSig0 Hdqrs., SOS, European Theatre of Operations, USA, June, 1944. Released by Overseas Field Press Censor SHAEF, June 23, 1944. 4x5 origo neg. lot 8817 peg COMPLETE CAPTION OF THIS PICTURE RESTRICTED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY WITHIN THE WAR DEPT USE DELETED CAPTION FOR PUBLICITY

Date: 06/23/1944
Place: Montebourg, France · approximate position
Photographer: Franklin
SC number: 190703
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-5787
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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