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New York Bureau
Victory Ahead
Cherbourg, France – This is the scene which met the eyes of the Yanks a few minutes before Cherbourg fell into their hands. The key port, their goal during the entire drive up the Normandy Peninsula, lies just ahead, under a pall of battle smoke. When the end loomed near, the Nazis demolished almost everything in sight, especially in the section around the docks, where they took their last stand.
Credit: Army photo from ACME