St. Claire, France, 1944: American M.P.5, taking over control of a newly captured town in…

St. Claire, France, 06/21/1944

SC 190823Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5648RG 111

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IT'S ONLY A PICTURE. American M.P.5, taking over control of a newly captured town in France, find a building, obviously vacated in a hurry, that had been used as a German army headquarters. Pvt. John Walters, Linnfield, Mass., shows an open distaste for the picture of Hitler hanging on the wall. June 21, 1944. St. Claire, France.

Date: 06/21/1944
Place: St. Claire, France · approximate position
Photographer: Bate
People: John Walter
SC number: 190823
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-5648
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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