British lorry drives up a mountainous road, France, July 1944

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Photograph. British lorry driving up road in the forest in Northern France; German self-propelled artillery piece in foreground. Translation of official German caption on photo reverse: "An English truck tries to get away on the road over the ridge. He came, however, under fire from German antitank artillery. In the foreground, a German assault gun. Northern France, 14/7/44." Northern France. 14 July 1944

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07/14/1944
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography: 
France
Latitude: 
46.000
Longitude: 
2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Vehicles, military--British--France