German prisoners with U.S. guards on a Norman
German prisoners with U.S. guards on a Norman road during the Battle of the Falaise Pocket. 10, 000 Germans were killed, 50, 000 were taken prisoner. 100, 000 escaped through the opening between Falise and Argentan and retreated northeast. This image was used on the cover of LIFE magazine in Sept. 1944. Ca. August 10, 1944, France, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_2_124)
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11001427
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45253726
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3000px x 2229px
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Credit
Everett Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Everett Collection
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