A ceremony celebrating the liberation of the French town of Cherbourg, France on 29 June 1944
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
Description:
A ceremony celebrating the liberation of a French town. Note that identifying French uniform caps have been censored. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 6542 Kaye (5) 29 June. Credit---Signal Corps Photo. A crowd of French citizens cheer a fellow-countryman speaking in the Place de la Republique, Cherbourg, after the city's liberation by Allied Forces. VII Corps, Cherbourg, France." Passed for publication as censored on 4 July 1944; passed for publication without censorship restrictions by the U.S. Army on 14 May 1945.
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"1944-06-29"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
Geography:
Cherbourg
Latitude:
49.633
Longitude:
-1.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Audiences--France
Plazas--France
Buildings--France
Flags--American--France
Flags--French--France
Soldiers--American--France
Soldiers--French--France
Military parades & ceremonies--France
Public speaking--France