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Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Preparing For Reconstruction in Normandy
Valognes, France - Hardly had the smoke of battle cleared, before the U.S. Engineers were busy blasting down dangerous walls, and clearing streets of rubble. Here, an Army bulldozer forces a path through a pile of wreckage in Valognes, near Cherbourg. This demolition is the first step in the reconstruction of these towns liberated by the Allies.
Credit: ACME photo via Army Radiotelephoto