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Cherbourg, France, 1944: Major General J

Cherbourg, France, 06/27/1944

SC 190981Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5954RG 111
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Original caption

AMERICAN GENERAL VIEWS HARBOR. Major General J. Lawton Collins, who led the victorious Americans to the capture of Cherbourg, - (left) gets a long view of the vital harbor from a hilltop on the edge of the city. Cherbourg, France. 6/27/44.

Date
06/27/1944
Place
Cherbourg, France · approximate position
People
J. Lawton Collin
SC number
190981
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5954
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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