
Caption | HMS Rodney firing on German positions along the Normandie coast off Caen, France, 7 Jun 1944; photo taken from frigate HMS Holmes ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | M. H. A. McNeill | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||
Identification Code | 4700-01 A 23960 | ||||||||
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Photo Size | 783 x 598 pixels | ||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 7 Jun 1944 | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
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