A German mechanized column destroyed by British aircraft, near Mortain, France, 7 Aug 1944; note dead German soldier near wrecked SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle

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Caption     A German mechanized column destroyed by British aircraft, near Mortain, France, 7 Aug 1944; note dead German soldier near wrecked SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Mortain, Basse-Normandie, France
Date 7 Aug 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 Aug 1944
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,706 x 1,240 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
16 Sep 2011 01:11:06 PM

CASUALTIES OF WAR & BATTLEFIELD LITTER

Strange as it may seem the battlefield is
cluttered with different types of abandoned and destroyed vehicles.
Personal belongings, uniforms, helmets, maps and other military documents, discarded paperwork, manuals, medical kit dressings, bandages, weapons, ammunition along with its expended brass (casings ejected from the weapons during the battle) and other types of equipment. Left behind on this field are the dead, wounded and dying, that are left to the mercy of the enemy.

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