
Caption | German prisoners being taken away atop a cliff at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, 8 Jun 1944; note American flag draped on cliff wall to prevent friendly fire ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 Jun 1944 | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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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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2 Dec 2011 04:37:28 AM
hi iam trying to find any information on the lay out of the underground working before pointe du hoc was bombed in 1944. iam intrested in learning the lay out of the under ground tunnels running through the whole area.hope you can help manny thanks mark