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A wrecked American glider after it was caught in one of the numerous French fields, in which Germans placed posts to prevent glider landings, and impale paratroopers, near St

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St. Mere Eglise, france, 1944: A wrecked American glider after it was caught in one of the numerous…

St. Mere Eglise, france, 06/06/1944

SC 320852Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5924-26RG 111
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A wrecked American glider after it was caught in one of the numerous French fields, in which Germans placed posts to prevent glider landings, and impale paratroopers, near St. Mere Eglise, France. 6 June 1944.

Date
06/06/1944
Place
St. Mere Eglise, france · approximate position
Photographer
Norbie
SC number
320852
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-5924-26
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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