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This dead German soldier was one of the "last stand" defenders of German-held Cherbourg

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Cherbourg, France, 1944: This dead German soldier was one of the "last stand" defenders of…

Cherbourg, France, 06/27/1944

SC 193970Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5941RG 111
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This dead German soldier was one of the "last stand" defenders of German-held Cherbourg. He was killed as he hid in the entrance of a garden. France, June 27, 1944. RESTRICTED - Capt. Earl J. Topley, St. Paul, Minn. who led one of the first outfits into the fallen city, blamed him for killing three of his boys.

Date
06/27/1944
Place
Cherbourg, France · exact position
Photographer
Zwick
People
Earl J. Topley
SC number
193970
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5941
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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