Pillboxes and Tanks Wrecked in Street Fighting in Normandy
Ernie Pyle describes street battles in Normandy where two American tanks near a hospital drop behind cover after a shell hits. German pillboxes loom as infantry advance, with crews escaping tanks and continuing the fight amid smoke, rubble, and tense close quarters in a ruined city.
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Dau Ly
Aronke
Normandy
Martin Kennelly
Chicago
Kennelly
Ptandtrog
Atorts
Letters From Our Men in Uniform Pear Gang Dispatch
Letters from service members describe busy training in Farragut and Polk camps, hospital checks, plans for leave, and daily life abroad. Messages mention newspaper delivery, family greetings, monkey and cattle life in Hamburg, and hopes for home. Recipients include Fred Hill, Mrs Hill, and the Pearl Reporter as a morale support.
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Fred
Gang
Priday
Kenneth Jones
Bill Winkie
Shrewport
New Orleans
Sheaung
Wanaver
Arnold Jennings
Camap Polk
Taulaann
Julia Neoley
Hamburg
Frei
Chow Hounds
Mal—Orel W. White
Gamp Polk
J la
Dann
Gary
Tyr
Sune
India
Egypt
England
Nazis Surrounded as Street Fighting Continues
A chaotic street scene shows German soldiers moving past a wrecked truck while photographer Robert Capa snaps images. An officer with a red helmet leads as eight wounded soldiers are aided toward a hospital after a clash near a pillbox.
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Bob Capa
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