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Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Hawker Typhoon pilots of Nos. 121 and 124 Wings discuss operations at B2/Bazenville, Normandy, on the evening of 14 June 1944. In the foreground, standing on the left, are five pilots of No. 175 Squadron RAF, including the Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader M R Ingle-Finch (fourth from left): on the right stand members of No. 181 Squadron RAF with their commander, Squadron Leader C D 'Kit' North-Lewis sitting on the far right. In the farthest group, those identified include Wing Commander C L Green (wearing helmet) leader of No. 121 Wing, and Squadron Leader W Pitt-Brown, commander of No. 174 Squadron RAF (on the right, wearing a lanyard). In the background, Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXs of No. 66 Squadron RAF stand at their dispersal points.

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Flight Lieutenant C L F "Jimmy" Talalla of No. 122 Squadron RAF, standing in front of his North American Mustang Mk III at Ellon, Normandy, 6 August 1944. Flight Lieutenant C L F "Jimmy" Talalla of No. 122 Squadron RAF, standing in front of his North American Mustang Mark III at B12/ Ellon, Normandy. Born of Singhalese parents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, Talalla joined the RAF in 1941 and served as a sergeant pilot with No. 118 Squadron RAF, flying Supermarine Spitfires, before being commissioned in 1942. He joined 122 Squadron as a flight commander in 1944 and finished the war having shot down 5 enemy aircraft. His brother, Warrant Officer H C B Talalla, a Hawker Typhoon pilot serving with No. 182 Squadron RAF, was killed in action, over the Falaise area on 25 July 1944.

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Carro M4 Sherman della 2e division blindée francese in avanzata verso Argentan durante la battaglia di Normandia

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Frankreich, bei Falaise.- zerstörte Gebäude in Ortschaft. Wegweiser "Caen, Bagnoles de l'Orne, Granville". Alte Frau zwischen den Trümmern, Mitte Juni 1944; KBZ Ob. West — Frankreich

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Frankreich, bei Falaise.- zerstörte Gebäude in Ortschaft. Krad mit Beiwagen Wegweiser "Caen, Bagnoles de l'Orne, Granville" passierend; KBZ Ob. West — Frankreich

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Soldats américains dans Argentan libérée

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Soldats américains dans Alençon en août 1944

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Organisation et composition de l'armée britannique. Organisation et composition de l'armée britannique.

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Destroyed tanks on Mont Ormel (Hill 262). Left is a Sherman, right foreground is an SdKfz 251, behind it is a Panther

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Lt. General Ellfeldt was captured while trying to pull out of the Allies' pincer movement. Questioning him is Lt. Col. James J. Gaynor, G-2, 5th Corps. Actual capture took place at St. Lambert-Sur-Dives, France. 21 August, 1944. Photographer: Poinsett.

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Map showing Allied encirclement operations around the Falaise Pocket at 0600 hrs on 20 August 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 A knocked-out German PzKpfw IV tank with the burnt bodies of two of its crew in the Falaise pocket, 24 August 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 A knocked-out German Panther tank and a dead infantryman in the Falaise pocket, 25 August 1944.

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German column destroyed by 1st Polish Armoured Division in Normandy 1944.

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Three French boys looking at a knocked-out German Panther tank in the Falaise pocket, Normandy, 25 August 1944. Three French boys looking at a knocked-out German Panther tank in the Falaise pocket, 25 August 1944.

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The Allied Campaign in North-west Europe, 6 June 1944 - 7 May 1945 The Falaise Gap: Dead German horses among devastated vehicles and equipment in a lane in the Falaise pocket; this was a typical scene after the battle.

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Saint Lo and Vicinity

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U.S. tanks pass through the wrecked streets of Coutances, France. This illustration was created using Adobe Photoshop, with added yellow box and text to highlight the significance of Operation Cobra and V Corps' contributions, and the photo was colorized using Photoshop restoration tools. (U.S. Army illustration by Tyler Brock)

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Saint Lo and Vicinity - Operation Cobra - 25-29 July 1944. Background information: In 1938 the predecessors of what is today The Department of History at the United States Military Academy began developing a series of campaign atlases to aid in teaching cadets a course entitled, "History of the Military Art." Since then, the Department has produced over six atlases and more than one thousand maps, encompassing not only America’s wars but global conflicts as well. In keeping abreast with today's technology, the Department of History is providing these maps on the internet as part of the department's outreach program. The maps were created by the United States Military Academy’s Department of History and are the digital versions from the atlases printed by the United States Defense Printing Agency. We gratefully acknowledge the accomplishments of the department's former cartographer, Mr. Edward J. Krasnoborski, along with the works of our present cartographer, Mr. Frank Martini.

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Organization of VII, VIII, and XIX U.S. Army Corps during Operation Cobra 25 July 1944

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D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 The monitor HMS ROBERTS, part of Bombarding Force 'D' off Le Havre, shelling German gun batteries in support of the landings on Sword area, 6 June 1944. The photo was taken from the frigate HMS HOLMES which formed part of the escort group.

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D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 An M10 Wolverine 3-inch self-propelled gun of 20th Anti-Tank Regiment on Queen Red beach, Sword area, 6 June 1944.

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D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 German prisoners being marched along Queen beach, Sword area, 6 June 1944.

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