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Winston Churchill, Bernard Montgomery, and Miles Dempsey crossing the Orne River in Caen, France during Churchill’s inspection tour, 22 Jul 1944. This bridge was thereafter known as “The Winston Bridge.”

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Caption     Winston Churchill, Bernard Montgomery, and Miles Dempsey crossing the Orne River in Caen, France during Churchill’s inspection tour, 22 Jul 1944. This bridge was thereafter known as “The Winston Bridge.” ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Caen, Basse-Normandie, France
Date 22 Jul 1944
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Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museums
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   B 7873
 
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Miles Dempsey   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 22 Jul 1944
 
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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 David Stubblebine
Photo Size 800 x 758 pixels



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