Destruction from aerial bombardment, Caen, 1944
Description:
Photograph. Destruction and rubble from heavy Allied bomb damage in Caen. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "Caen: The Anglo-Saxon 'liberators' completely destroyed the pretty Norman city with the bombs of their aircraft and the shells of their naval artillery. Rubble, wreckage, ruins as far as the eye can see, is all that remains. At Caen, 1/7/44." Caen, France. 1 July 1944
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07/01/1944
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography:
Caen
Latitude:
49.183
Longitude:
-0.367
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--France