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Montebourg, France, 1944: Welcomed by the rubble and damage, resulting from Allied gunfire…

Montebourg, France, 06/21/1944

SC 190819Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5639RG 111
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THEIR RETURN ISN'T TOO PLEASANT. Welcomed by the rubble and damage, resulting from Allied gunfire paving the way for the entry of American troops into town, French residents of Montebourg, some on foot and others by horsedrawn vehicles, return to their devastated city and home. France, June 21, 1944

Date
06/21/1944
Place
Montebourg, France · approximate position
Photographer
Massenge
SC number
190819
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5639
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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