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Wreckage of German armor that tried to stay and fight it out with the advancing Americans, strews the streets of Chambois
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Chambois, France, 1944: Wreckage of German armor that tried to stay and fight it out with the…

Chambois, France, 08/21/1944

SC 193093Field no. ETO-HQ-44-11984RG 111
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Wreckage of German armor that tried to stay and fight it out with the advancing Americans, strews the streets of Chambois. The Germans failed hopelessly in their attempt to stem the tide of the American drive in France. 8/21/44.

Date
08/21/1944
Place
Chambois, France · exact position
Photographer
Kitzerow
SC number
193093
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-11984
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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