SUK12837 Accession Number: SUK12837

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Falaise, France. C. 1944-08. Terrible havoc caused by RAF rocket firing Typhoons in attacks on German transport and armour which tried to stampede out of the Falaise Gap. For miles the countryside is strewn with the wreckage of the retreating army of Von Kluge.

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Accession Number
SUK12837
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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