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Caption | Two waterfront gantry cranes that were destroyed by the Germans during their demolition of Cherbourg's harbor facilities, 17 Jul 1944 ww2dbase | |||||
Date | 17 Jul 1944 | |||||
Photographer | Heimburger | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | SC 209053 | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 17 Jul 1944 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 740 x 591 pixels |
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