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Aerial view of Toulon, France, 28 Nov 1942; note smoke rising from burning ships

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Caption     Aerial view of Toulon, France, 28 Nov 1942; note smoke rising from burning ships ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date 28 Nov 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   C 3293
 
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Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 627 x 800 pixels



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