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80-G-244210 Bombardment of Cherbourg, June 1944

Photo #: 80-G-244210 Bombardment of Cherbourg, June 1944
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Title: Bombardment of Cherbourg, June 1944
Description: A heavy German coast artillery shell falls between USS Texas (BB-35), in the background, and USS Arkansas (BB-33), while the two battleships were engaging Battery Hamburg during the bombardment of Cherbourg, France, 25 June 1944. Photographed from Arkansas. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-244210
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