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| A British DB-7B Boston Mk III bomber of RAF No. 88 Squadron over Dieppe Harbour, France, 19 Aug 1942 | British Churchill tanks and landing craft burning on the Dieppe beach, France, 19 Aug 1942 |
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| British Daimler Scout Car 'Hound' abandoned on the beach after the failed raid on Dieppe, France, Aug 1942 | Dead Canadian soldier on the beach after the failed raid on Dieppe, France, Aug 1942; note Daimler Scout Car and Churchill tank in background |
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| During an inspection tour to El Alamein, Egypt, Winston Churchill looks out across the desert toward the German lines, 19 Aug 1942. | Electric Boat workers preparing submarine Harder for launching, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 19 Aug 1942 |
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| German 24th Panzer Division en route to Stalingrad, Russia, circa Aug 1942 | Prime Minister John Curtin's party entering Brisbane City Hall in Brisbane, Australia, 19 Aug 1942 |
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