Plaza of the Republic, Cherbourg, 1944: A flag made from parachutes of American troope is presented to…

Plaza of the Republic, Cherbourg, 06/28/1944

SC 206557Field no. ETO-HQ-44-6013RG 111

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A flag made from parachutes of American troope is presented to Cherbourg's municipal officials by Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG, VII Corps, during liberation ceremonies in the Plaza of the Republic. France, 6/28/44.

Date: 06/28/1944
Place: Plaza of the Republic, Cherbourg · exact position
Photographer: Gallo
SC number: 206557
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-6013
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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