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Men and equipment are dropped from C-47 transport aircraft near La Motte, France, to the 1st Airborne Task Force on D-Day during the 7th Army invasion of southern France
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La Motte, 1944: Men and equipment are dropped from C-47 transport aircraft near La…

La Motte, 08/15/1944

SC 193053Field no. 7/MM-44-2134RG 111
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Men and equipment are dropped from C-47 transport aircraft near La Motte, France, to the 1st Airborne Task Force on D-Day during the 7th Army invasion of southern France.

Date
08/15/1944
Place
La Motte · approximate position
Photographer
Leibowitz
Units
1st Airborne Task Force
SC number
193053
Field number
7/MM-44-2134
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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