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A Jeep full of US 101st Airborne paratroopers at a Normandy check-point, Jun 1944. Note Horsa gliders in the background and a box of full M1 Garand ammunition clips in the immediate foreground behind the MP’s leg.

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Caption     A Jeep full of US 101st Airborne paratroopers at a Normandy check-point, Jun 1944. Note Horsa gliders in the background and a box of full M1 Garand ammunition clips in the immediate foreground behind the MP’s leg. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Normandy, France
Date  Jun 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-252759
 
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Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,850 x 2,362 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
23 Sep 2016 02:12:35 PM

Note also the M1 Garand rifle in a vertical scabbard mounted to the Jeep, the odd trailer behind the Jeep, and the steel telegraph pole installed by the Signal Corps to restore communications.
2. Anonymous says:
14 Jun 2018 09:35:09 AM

There is a wealth of stuff going on in this picture. As well as the two Jeeps there are a couple of M29 Weasels and the ubiquitous 6x6 - plus the paratrooper on the right looks to be carrying an M1A1 Carbine (folding-stock).

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