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80-G-253031 Normandy Invasion, 1944

Photo #: 80-G-253031 Normandy Invasion, 1944
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Title: Normandy Invasion, 1944
Description: A Polish prisoner, in German uniform, shovels sand on a beachhead bunker, 15 June 1944. He was captured with German troops during the invasion, and may be demonstrating how Atlantic Wall fortifications were built. Taken by Combat Photo Unit Eleven (CPU-11). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-253031
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