Cherbourg, France, 1944: STREET FIGHTING TAKES PLACE IN THE STREETS OF CHERBOURG, FRANCE

Cherbourg, France, 06/27/1944

SC 332031Field no. ETO-HQ-44-5989RG 111

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Original caption

STREET FIGHTING TAKES PLACE IN THE STREETS OF CHERBOURG, FRANCE. AN AMERICAN SOLDIER RUNS FOR COVER AS ANOTHER COVER HIS ADVANCE IN SOME OF THE STREET FIGHTING THAT PRECEDED THE CAPTURE OF CHERBOURG, FRANCE.

Date: 06/27/1944
Place: Cherbourg, France · exact position
Photographer: Franklin
Units: 79th Infantry Division
SC number: 332031
Field number: ETO-HQ-44-5989
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs