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Montebourg, France, 1944: THE STATUE REMAINED INTACT

Montebourg, France, 06/21/1944

SC 190822Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5645RG 111
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THE STATUE REMAINED INTACT. A shell-rocked World Wax I statue stands in the center of Montebourg, France, one of the few such pieces to remain unscathed by the terrific bombardment from land, sea, and air which Allied forces used to drive the Nazis from the town.

Date
06/21/1944
Place
Montebourg, France · approximate position
Photographer
Franklin
SC number
190822
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5645
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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