German soldiers with captured jeep, France, 1944

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Photograph. German soldiers with captured jeep and British Bren Light Machine Gun. Official German caption on photo reverse, translated: "East of Caen. An enemy cargo glider landed behind our lines near Caen. Its cargo, an off-road vehicle, was immediately confiscated by German soldiers. Caen. 9 June 1944." Caen, France. 9 June 1944

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Date: 
06/09/1944
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography: 
Caen
Latitude: 
49.183
Longitude: 
-0.367
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Vehicles, military--British--France