Captured German Army nurses in Cherbourg, France on 2 July 1944
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
Description:
Captured German Army nurses. Note that some identifying names, units, and locations have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 6419 Norbuth 2 July 44. Credit---Signal Corps Photo. The first German Army nurses to fall into American hands, captured in an underground hospital in a cave near Cherbourg. Col, (L, Looking at camera) is C.O. of the U.S. Evac. Hosp. They were taken to 45th Evac. Hosp, Cherbourg." Initially passed for publication as censored; passed for publication without censorship restrictions by SHAEF Field Press Censor on 14 May 1945.
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"1944-07-02"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
Geography:
Cherbourg
Latitude:
49.633
Longitude:
-1.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Nurses--German--France
Prisoners of war--German--France
Officers--American--France