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80-G-247164: Invasion of Southern France, Toulon, September 1944

80-G-247164: Invasion of Southern France, Toulon, September 1944. French civilians both young and old of Toulon, France, gather to give a joyful reception to Allied Naval units marching in celebration of the return to port of the French Fleet, 14 September 1944. The residents are heedless of the wreckage caused by German demolitions and the allied assault on the port. Photographed by member of USS Catoctin (AGC-5). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/3/12).
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Caption: Invasion of Southern France, Toulon, September 1944. French civilians both young and old of Toulon, France, gather to give a joyful reception to Allied Naval units marching in celebration of the return to port of the French Fleet, 14 September 1944. The residents are heedless of the wreckage caused by German demolitions and the allied assault on the port. Photographed by member of USS Catoctin (AGC-5). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/3/12).
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