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German prisoners being taken away atop a cliff at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, 8 Jun 1944; note American flag draped on cliff wall to prevent friendly fire [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     German prisoners being taken away atop a cliff at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, 8 Jun 1944; note American flag draped on cliff wall to prevent friendly fire [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Date 8 Jun 1944
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
 
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Photos on Same Day 8 Jun 1944
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,664 x 1,358 pixels



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1. mark townsend says:
2 Dec 2011 04:37:28 AM

hi iam trying to find any information on the lay out of the underground working before pointe du hoc was bombed in 1944. iam intrested in learning the lay out of the under ground tunnels running through the whole area.hope you can help manny thanks mark

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