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| Duguay-Trouin and Primauguet under construction, Brest, France, 17 Dec 1925 | Émile Bertin in drydock at Brest, France, Jul 1934 |
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| Bre.521 aircraft in flight during a military review, Brest, France, 1936 | The port of Brest, France after British aerial bombardment, circa late Aug 1944 |
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| US Army soldiers fighting in the streets of Brest, France during the mop up operations, Sep 1944 |
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