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| Polish resistance fighter observing Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street from a collapsed wall of the Holy Cross Church, Warsaw, Poland, 23 Aug 1944; note captured German K98 rifle and helmet; the townhouses in the background were of addresses Krakowskie Przedmieście 10, 8, and 6 | Simone Segouin (nom de guerre Nicole Minet) posing with a MP 40 submachine gun, 23 Aug 1944 |
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| Aerial photo for bomb damage assessment on the synthetic oil factory at Ruhland, Germany following an Operation Frantic bombing strike on 21 Jun 1944 (24 Aug 1944 photo). | Charles de Gaulle, Philippe Leclerc, and others at Montparnasse railway station, Paris, France, 25 Aug 1944 |
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| Launching party of US Navy LSM (Landing Ship, Medium) Vessel No. 325, 25 Aug 1944; sponsor of the ship was African-American Mrs. Lula Martin, second from left | Members of the US Army’s 4th Infantry Division sightseeing in Paris, France, Aug 25, 1944 |
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| French 2nd Armored Division troops and vehicles parading through the Arc de Triomphe down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France, 26 Aug 1944 | French civilians seeking cover as an unexpected German sniper opened fire at a group of American soldiers, Paris, France, 26 Aug 1944 |
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| LtGen George Patton as he prepares to offer congratulations to his Third Armored Division for sweeping across northern France and crossing the River Seine northwest of Paris, 26 Aug 1944 | Oliver Leese, Winston Churchill, and Harold Alexander at Leese's headquarters near Monte Maggio, Italy, 26 Aug 1944, photo 1 of 4 |
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| Oliver Leese, Winston Churchill, and Harold Alexander at Leese's headquarters near Monte Maggio, Italy, 26 Aug 1944, photo 2 of 4 | Oliver Leese, Winston Churchill, and Harold Alexander at Leese's headquarters near Monte Maggio, Italy, 26 Aug 1944, photo 3 of 4 |
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| Oliver Leese, Winston Churchill, and Harold Alexander at Leese's headquarters near Monte Maggio, Italy, 26 Aug 1944, photo 4 of 4 | Simone Segouin with MP 40 submachine gun, Paris area, France, late Aug 1944 |
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| USS Missouri resting at anchor in the Gulf of Paria off Port of Spain, Trinidad during her shakedown cruise, Aug 26, 1944. Note K-class airship overhead. | US General Dwight Eisenhower, French General Pierre Kœnig, and US Lieutenant General Omar Bradley at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, 27 Aug 1944 |
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| Australian crew of a Baby 25 pr field gun in Markham Valley, New Guinea, 28 Aug 1944; they were Sergeant J. O. Kennedy, gunner J. L. Kirby, and gunner T. M. Naughtin | French Algerian troops taking positions near the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, Marseille, France, 28 Aug 1944 |
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| Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Bernard Montgomery at Montgomery’s mobile headquarters in Blay, Normandy, France, 28 Aug 1944. | German StuG III Ausf. G assault gun fighting at the intersection of Zakroczymska and Romana Sanguszki Streets near the Polish Security Printing Works building, Warsaw, Poland, 28 Aug 1944 |
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