Fort du Roule, Cherbourg, France, 1944: THE SMOKING TOWN OF CHERBOURG LIES IN RUINS BELOW THIS HILLTOP…

Fort du Roule, Cherbourg, France, 06/27/1944

SC 332030Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5955RG 111

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THE SMOKING TOWN OF CHERBOURG LIES IN RUINS BELOW THIS HILLTOP FORTIFICATION. THE VITAL HARBOUR BELOW WAS THE GOAL OF LIBERATING AMERICAN ARMY. AT THIS POINT THE "LAST STAND" OF GERMAN SOLDIERS ARE BEING ROUTED OUT OF THEIR HIDEOUTS. CHERBOURG, FRANCE. 27 JUNE 1944

Date: 06/27/1944
Place: Fort du Roule, Cherbourg, France · approximate position
Photographer: Petrony
SC number: 332030
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-5955
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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