| Caption | A Jeep being towed ashore at Normandy, France, Jun 12, 1944. Note that censors have deleted markings on the Jeep's front bumper and an object at the right edge. ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | US Navy Combat Photo Unit Eight (CPU-8) | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-252807 | ||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 12 Jun 1944 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Normandy, France | ||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Added Date | 10 Jan 2014 | ||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | ||||||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. vlackatack says:
13 Mar 2019 12:35:29 PM
The front bumper usually had the unit that the Jeep belonged to on it (battalion, regiment, etc.) so they probably censored that so the Germans wouldn't know what units were in Normandy.
13 Mar 2019 12:35:29 PM
The front bumper usually had the unit that the Jeep belonged to on it (battalion, regiment, etc.) so they probably censored that so the Germans wouldn't know what units were in Normandy.
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13 Mar 2019 04:36:14 AM
The censors blanked out something on the bumper. What is it?