War-damaged Saint-Lô, France, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. War-damaged cityscape filled with bombed out buildings. Official caption on front: "The wreckage that was St. Lo after Allied and German shelling. US Army Photo 181-14." Saint-Lô, France. 1944
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1944
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Saint-Lô
Latitude:
49.117
Longitude:
-1.083
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Aerial views--France
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--France
Cityscapes--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France