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| Caption | During Winston Churchill’s tour of the Normandy front, he and high ranking officers pause to watch German dive-bombers being engaged by British fighters and anti-aircraft fire, 12 Jun 1944, Normandy, France. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 12 Jun 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Photographer | John Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | B 5364 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 12 Jun 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Photo Size | 800 x 716 pixels | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Left to right are: Lieutenant-General Sir Richard O’Connor, commanding VIII Corps; British Prime Minister Winston Churchill; Field Marshal Jan Smuts; General Bernard Montgomery; Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Note O’Connor’s field harness and gas mask bag attached.