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| Major General Manton Eddy and another American officer speaking to a captured German officer, Cherbourg, France, 26-27 Jun 1944 | US Army Captain Earl Topley looking at a German soldier who had killed three of his men before his own death, Cherbourg, France, 27 Jun 1944 |
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| German 150-mm artillery position Cherbourg, France, circa Jul 1944 | Ammunition dump explosion in Cherbourg harbor, France, 17 Aug 1944 |
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| RMS Queen Elizabeth at Cherbourg, France, Jul 1966, photo 2 of 2 |
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