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Cherbourg, France, 1944: American soldiers fire rifle grenades into an underground hideout of…

Cherbourg, France, 06/28/1944

SC 190795Field no. ETO-HQ-44-6049-16RG 111
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Original caption

GRENADES FOR SNIPERS. American soldiers fire rifle grenades into an underground hideout of German snipers during the battle for Cherbourg, France.

Date
06/28/1944
Place
Cherbourg, France · approximate position
Photographer
Spangle
SC number
190795
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-6049-16
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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