View looking through arches at the Roman theatre of Orange, France, May 1944
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Photograph. View looking through arches at the Roman theatre of Orange, France. Official German caption on photo reverse, translated: "Cities in Southern France. In the Roman theatre of Orange. Through the walls of the 2nd century one can see the signs of a new age: contrails of German fighter planes in the sky. Series of 17 photos, photo 16. Southern France, 5/5/44." Orange, France. 5 May 1944
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05/05/1944
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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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Théâtre antique d'Orange