SUK12541 Accession Number: SUK12541

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France. C. 1944-07. Damage to German fortified positions in and around the Mondeville steel works in the eastern suburbs of Caen after the attack by aircraft of RAF Bomber Command on the morning of 1944-07-18. The whole target area is studded with a dense concentration of craters and almost every building in the steelworks, which the Germans made a strong point, has been wrecked.

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Accession Number
SUK12541
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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