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19 Mar 1945

France
  • Dwight Eisenhower, Walter Bedell Smith, and Kay Summersby arrived at Cannes, France to take a short break from the war. He spent much of the next three days sleeping and simply doing nothing. ww2dbase [Dwight Eisenhower | Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | CPC]
26 Oct 1958

France
  • Sir Winston Churchill visited USS Randolph at Cannes, France. This was Churchill's first visit to a warship since World War II. ww2dbase [Winston Churchill | Randolph | Cannes | DS]
Photo(s) dated 26 Oct 1958
Sir Winston Churchill receiving honors aboard the USS Randolph at Cannes, France, 26 Oct 1958. This was Churchill’s first visit to a warship since World War II.



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