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American soldiers who have been training for months, both at home and abroad apply their training in the "Big Go." Infantrymen level their machine gun to protect their buddies…

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Pointe du Hoc, France, 1944: American soldiers who have been training for months, both at home and…

Pointe du Hoc, France, 06/06/1944

SC 320894Field no. ETO-HQ-44-4890RG 111
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American soldiers who have been training for months, both at home and abroad apply their training in the "Big Go." Infantrymen level their machine gun to protect their buddies engaged in roadbuilding as they take cover behind an earth mound. France, 6 June 1944

Date
06/06/1944
Place
Pointe du Hoc, France · exact position
Units
2nd Ranger Battalion
SC number
320894
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-4890
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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