Stocks of oil and other supplies gathered at Hixton General Depot, G-23, England, United Kingdom in preparation for the invasion of France, 8 Apr 1944

Captionย ย ย Stocks of oil and other supplies gathered at Hixton General Depot, G-23, England, United Kingdom in preparation for the invasion of France, 8 Apr 1944 ww2dbase
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Sourceย ย ย  ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Codeย ย ย SC 189542
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Photos on Same Dayย 8 Apr 1944
Added Byย C. Peter Chen
Added Dateย 17 Apr 2007

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Alan says:
8 Apr 2018 11:10:02 AM

Another similar location was Snellsmore Common near Newbury
2. Matt Oldred says:
6 Feb 2019 01:03:37 PM

This should be Histon not โ€œHixtonโ€. G-23 was on the outskirts of Cambridge near the village of Histon and Milton.

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