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Cherbourg, France, 1944: One of the many Nazi pillboxes whichwere constructed to defend…
Cherbourg, France, 06/28/1944
SC 190814Field no. ETO-HQ-44-6076RG 111
Original caption
A GERMAN PILLBOX. One of the many Nazi pillboxes whichwere constructed to defend Cherbourg, is now held by American troops which blasted the defences from land, sea end air. France, 6/28/44. Signal Corps Photo by Franklin.
- Date
- 06/28/1944
- Place
- Cherbourg, France · approximate position
- Photographer
- Franklin
- Units
- 79th Infantry Division
- SC number
- 190814
- Field number
- ETO-HQ-44-6076
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs
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