File:Carentanliberated.jpg

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THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

The Battle for Normandy: The French Tricolour floats over a street in Carentan, the first French town to be liberated by the Americans. French civilians wave their hands in welcome as men of the US 7th Corps pass through the streets after two days of bitter fighting The capture of Carentan materially strengthened the link between the two American beachheads.
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This photograph EA 26383 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-06)
Author US Army Signal Corps photographer
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11:04, 10 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 11:04, 10 June 2006350 × 247 (29 KB)John N. (talk | contribs)* Collection Title: AMERICAN (US) EMBASSY SECOND WORLD WAR PHOTOGRAPH LIBRARY: CLASSIFIED PRINT COLLECTION * Collection No.: 4700-06 * Description: THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 The Battle for Normandy: The French Tric

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