Erwin Rommel inspecting Atlantic coast defenses along the French coast, circa early 1944

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Caption     Erwin Rommel inspecting Atlantic coast defenses along the French coast, circa early 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name France
Date  1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Photo Size 332 x 300 pixels



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1. Hadi says:
16 Jun 2010 10:44:11 AM

Nice picture!
2. Mac says:
18 Apr 2014 02:55:38 PM

Are we sure that the soldier manning the machine gun is of pure Aryan descent?
3. Anonymous says:
15 Sep 2020 08:15:53 PM

Good picture!
May I know more about the licensing of this photo?

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