Title

Assault on the fortress of Cherbourg, 1944

Caption

American infantrymen who took part in the capture of Fort du Roule, in Cherbourg, bivouac in a German trench. The soldier in the foreground is drinking from a bottle of wine he found in the trench.
June 1944

Date

Jun 1944

Credit line

Photo12/Coll-DITE

Reference

DIT04022_27889

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,9Mb (1,7Mb) / 11,7in x 8,3in / 3508 x 2480 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photography France World War II 1944 20th century 1940s Forties WWII US Americans United States Allies Cherbourg Manche department Trench Fort du Roule Capture of Cherbourg Summer France