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U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph
Cherbourg, France, 1944: Ma.j
Cherbourg, France, 06/28/1944
SC 206555Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5999RG 111
Original caption
Ma.j. Gen. I. Lawton Collins, CG, VII Corps, and his staff salute during liberation ceremonies in Cherbourg, France. The mayor of the city, Paul Renaud, stands on the general's right supporting flag made from American parachutes. 6/28/44.
- Date
- 06/28/1944
- Place
- Cherbourg, France · exact position
- Photographer
- Zwick
- SC number
- 206555
- Field number
- ETO-HQ-44-5999
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs
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