Dead British soldier washed up on littered Normandy beach, France, 1944
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Photograph. Dead British soldier washed up on littered Normandy beach. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "On the beach at the mouth of the Seine. Ration boxes, ammunition, gasoline cans and many pieces of equipment are washed up on the beach by the tide at the mouth of the Seine. This Englishman met his fate from the heavy German bombers before he could set foot on European soil. Mouth of the Seine. 22/6/44." 22 June 1944
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06/22/1944
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
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Dead persons--France