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Caption | Canadian soldiers at the Falaise, France town entrance, 17 Aug 1944 ww2dbase | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Falaise, Basse-Normandie, France | |||||
Date | 17 Aug 1944 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseWikimedia Commons | |||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 17 Aug 1944 | |||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 1,240 x 1,252 pixels |
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