Cherbourg, France, 1944: Lt.Gen.Dietrick Von Schlieben, Commander of the German Army at…

Cherbourg, France, 06/27/1944

SC 190787Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5960RG 111

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Lt.Gen.Dietrick Von Schlieben, Commander of the German Army at Cherbourg. and Admiral Hennecke, Chief of Naval Operations on the Normandy Peninsula, the two men who made the "last stand" of the German Army at Cherbourg, face their captor, Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins (right) Gen. Schlieben is in center of picture, Admiral Hennecke, is on his right.

Date: 06/27/1944
Place: Cherbourg, France · exact position
Photographer: Petrony
SC number: 190787
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-5960
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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