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8-3-44 |
77.09.839 |
New York Bureau
Miniature Eiffel Tower Amid Wreckage
France—Flanked by war-torn buildings, a small replica of the famous
Eiffel Tower rests atop a heap of rubble in a Coutances Street. In the
center, background, is the Cathedral, seemingly undamanged.
Credit: U.S. Army photo from ACME |
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8-3-44 |
77.09.840 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Blasted Nazi Vehicles Greet Yanks
France—American forces sweeping through Avranches, are greeted by the
sight of destroyed German vehicles lining a street in the town.
Credit: Army radiotelephoto from ACME |
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8-3-44 |
77.09.858 |
New York Bureau
Where Nazi Panzers Were Trapped
France—Wrecked German armored vehicles and their dead crew members lie
along this road in Roncey, where they were trapped by American troops
and destroyed by supporting Allied fighters and rocket bombers. The
U.S. Second Armored Division sprung the trap on the Nazis.
Credit: ACME |
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8-3-44 |
77.09.3989.a-b |
King Cobra of the Sky
Buffalo, New York -- Most recently announced addition to Allied air
might is the P-63 King Cobra, manufactured by Bell Aircraft
Corporation at Buffalo, New York. With a speed considerably in excess
of that of its predecessor, the P-39 Airacobra, the sleek new plane
pictured above has an official combat radius that is expected to
permit it to range far over Axis territory. Mounting a hard-hitting
37mm. cannon and two .50 caliber machine guns in the nose as well as
two additional .50 caliber machine guns in the wings, the P-63 is
powered with a 1500 horsepower engine to give it increased speed and
efficiency at high altitude.
Credit: ACME |
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8-3-44 |
77.09.4261.a-b |
New York Bureau
“SISTERS OF THE SUDS”
FRANCE—Two WACS take turns washing each other’s hair, with a GI helmet
serving as a basin. They are: Pvt. Claire Dickman, of San Francisco,
Calif. (left), and Selma Herfor, of New York City.
Credit Line (Army Radiotelephoto from ACME) |
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8-4-44 |
77.09.859 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Frenchmen Retrieve German Gun
France—As American and Allied forces watch from trucks at the side of
the road, civilians of Brehal, France, bring in German equipment left
behind by the rapidly retreating Nazis. Little boy rides the barrel of
a light infantry cannon being rolled through the town.
Credit: Signal Corps radiotelephoto from ACME |
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8-4-44 |
77.09.2047.a |
New York Bureau
“Roosevelt’s Fake Money”
According to the German caption accompanying this photo, radioed today
from Stockholm, Jacques Doriot, French Nazi leader attired in German
uniform, examines invasion francs, dubbed by the German caption
“Roosevelt’s fake money.”
Credit (ACME Radiophoto) |
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8-4-44 |
77.09.3988.a-b |
New York Bureau
Free and Happy
Hoboken, New Jersey -- Headed for the train that is to carry them to
Fort Ontario near Oswego, New York, is this family, part of almost
1,000 refugees from Italy who will remain in this country for the
duration of the war. They are (left to right): Mrs. Netta Rothchild,
holding her four-weeks old daughter Gratzia; and Mr. Isreal Rothchild,
carrying his daughter Reneta as another daughter, Fanny, walks beside
him.
Credit: ACME |
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8-4-44 |
77.09.4260.a-b |
New York Bureau
RUSSIAN MISSION VISITS BRITISH FRONT
FRANCE—A Russian Military Mission recently visited the British front
in Normandy to get a first hand view of how the battles against the
Nazis in the west are getting on. Seated as they hear an explanation
of battle plans are (left to right): Col. Jorbarov; Vice Adm.
Kharlamov; Lt. Gen. Dempsey, commander, British 2nd Army;
Maj. Gen. Sklyarov; and Maj. Gen. Vasiliev.
Credit (British Official Photo Via Army Radiotelephoto from ACME) |
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8-4-44 |
77.09.4417ab |
New York Bureau
Nazi Victory Painting Premature
France – In a captured German headquarters in France an American
soldier examines with interest an unfinished painting of German troops
marching in victory. Nazis did not have time to complete it before
evacuating before the relentless drive of the Allies. Shell fire has
knocked holes in the mural.
Credit: ACME |
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8-5-44 |
77.09.744 |
New York Bureau
French Patriots Join Yanks
FRANCE -- American soldiers get valuable assistance from a group of
French patriots in hunting down Nazi snipers during mop up operations
in a wooded sector outside a town. In Brittany these patriots have
given invaluable aid and are credited with being partly responsible
for the great speed of the American push.
Credit: (ACME) |
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8-5-44 |
77.09.862 |
New York Bureau
France—Before the ruins of a war torn house in Periers, Normandy, Sgt.
F. Clark, Marblehead, Mass., gazes at the statue of peace that somehow
escaped damage. Only the pedestal has been chipped by shell fragments.
With the rapid Nazi retreat on all fronts, this statue becomes a
definite sign of the times.
Credit: ACME |
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8-5-44 |
77.09.4237a |
New York Bureau
RESULTS OF YANK BREAKTHROUGH IN BRITTANY
FRANCE—Hundreds of German prisoners are marched to the rear after
being captured during the initial stages of the current Yank offensive
in Brittany.
Credit (Army Radiotelephoto from ACME) |
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8-5-44 |
77.09.4411a |
New York Bureau
Road Block No Obstacle
France – An American tank smashes through a road block on its way to
join the American lightning attack on the Avranches sector during the
current offensive in Brittany. Tank is camouflaged with twigs and
paint. Note how the so-called block is completely demolished.
Credit: ACME |
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8-5-44 |
77.09.4418a |
New York Bureau
Shattered Nazi Rail Line
France – Twisted steel is all that remains of this Nazi locomotive
after an American dive bomber let loose its load of destruction.
Continual hammering at Nazi rails has considerably hampered their
movement of supplies and troops.
Credit: Army photo from ACME |
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8-5-44 |
77.09.4445a |
New York Bureau
St. Lo Now at Yank Rear
France – Military traffic streams through devastated St. Lo, just a
little while back the scene of terrific battles, but now far behind
the fighting front. Yank advance through Brittany is at a speed almost
greater than that achieved by any army in World War II.
Credit: Army photo from ACME |
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8-6-44 |
77.09.73 |
New York Bureau
The Call to Colors
Guam – Still attired in their battle helmets, Marines of the First
Provisional Marine Brigade snap to a smart salute as the American flag
waves aloft in the first flag-raising ceremony in front of Maj. Gen.
Roy S. Geiger’s headquarters at Agat, Orote Peninsula.
Credit (ACME) |
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8-6-44 |
77.09.314 |
New York Bureau
His Buddies to the Rescue
GUAM -- A Leatherneck swings a fellow Marine, who was hit by a Jap
bullet in fierce fighting for an airstrip near Orote, to his shoulder
and other Marines clear the way for him as they carry the wounded man
back to an emergency station.
Credit (ACME) (WP) |
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8-6-44 |
77.09.742 |
New York Bureau
The Aftermath of Battle
PERIERS, FRANCE -- American tanks and trucks wend their way into
Periers, a mass of destruction from the fierce battle that preceded
its capture. American forces have stormed into Brest, France's 2nd
port, completing the isolation of the Brittany Peninsula from German
forces in the remainder of France.
Credit (ACME) (WP) |
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8-6-44 |
77.09.860 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
G. I. Jitterbugging
Rennes, France—So great was their joy over the Allied capture of
Rennes that natives of that great city literally danced in the
streets. Here a pretty French girl cuts a rug with Rosario Talliento,
a G. I. from Brooklyn, New York.
Credit: Signal Corps radiotelephoto from ACME |
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8-6-44 |
77.09.861 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
She’ll Wave No More
Rennes, France—Smiling Yanks hold the flag that will fly no longer
over liberated Rennes, capital of Brittany and largest French town to
fall to the Allies to date. Beside the deposed Swastika, someone waves
the Stars and Stripes, which, with the Tricolor, now waves over the
city.
Credit: Signal Corps radiotelephoto from ACME |
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08-06-44 |
77.09.3321 |
New York Bureau
Leathernecks Enter Former Marine Barracks
Guam – US Marines hold their guns cocked as they look for signs of
Japs hiding amidst the ruins of the old Marine barracks on Guam.
Moving in without opposition, they are the first men and tanks to
enter the site, which has been almost completely destroyed by aerial
and naval bombardment.
Credit (ACME) |
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8-7-44 |
77.09.743 |
New York Bureau
Allies Strike to Free Paris
PARIS, FRANCE -- Nazis in Paris march French prisoners past the Palace
of Versailles where the Treaty, which the Germans say was the cause of
the war, was signed. After four years of Nazi rule, Paris is once more
a military objective as American armored columns race at terrific
speed to free the French capital. EDITORS: We have prepared this art
for possible use when Allied forced enter Paris.
Credit: (ACME) |
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8-7-44 |
77.09.1094 |
RADIOTELEPHOTO
NEW YORK BUREAU
MOPPING UP
FRANCE – Crouching as they run, troops of the British Second Army dash
ahead on a road near Tracy Bocage. The fighting men are mopping up
during their army’s advance across France.
Credit: British official photo via U.S. Signal Corps radiotelephoto
from ACME |
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8-7-44 |
77.09.2121 |
New York Bureau
Hands Up – Give Up
ORCIANO, ITALY – Holding their hands high, German storm troopers
follow their American captors after a short but sharp exchange of fire
in the Orciano area. The enemy warriors surrendered to the riflemen of
the 100th Infantry Battalion – Americans of Japanese
ancestry.
Credit Line (Official U.S. Army Photo from Acme) |
