British Matilda I tanks on a train, Caen, France, 28 Sep 1939Saint-Lô in ruins, France, Jun-Jul 1944Église Saint-Pierre and surroundings in ruins, Caen, France, 10 Jul 1944Winston Churchill, Bernard Montgomery, and Miles Dempsey crossing the Orne River in Caen, France during Churchill’s inspection tour, 22 Jul 1944. This bridge was thereafter known as “The Winston Bridge.”
British Matilda I tanks on a train, Caen, France, 28 Sep 1939Saint-Lô in ruins, France, Jun-Jul 1944Église Saint-Pierre and surroundings in ruins, Caen, France, 10 Jul 1944Winston Churchill, Bernard Montgomery, and Miles Dempsey crossing the Orne River in Caen, France during Churchill’s inspection tour, 22 Jul 1944. This bridge was thereafter known as “The Winston Bridge.”
British Rifleman Reg Oates and Sergeant James Woodward with a PIAT anti-tank launcher near Caen, France, 1944
British Rifleman Reg Oates and Sergeant James Woodward with a PIAT anti-tank launcher near Caen, France, 1944


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