United States Army Lt Robert Longini photographing German prisoners of war captured during Operation Torch at Fedala, French Morocco (now Mohammedia, Morocco), Nov 1942.

Caption     United States Army Lt Robert Longini photographing German prisoners of war captured during Operation Torch at Fedala, French Morocco (now Mohammedia, Morocco), Nov 1942. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps
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Photo Size 2,760 x 2,228 pixels
Photos at Same Place Fedala, French Morocco
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Dec 2021 02:21:59 PM

Located on the Moroccan coast between Casablanca and Rabat, Fedala, then as now, was an important oil producing port. Some of those facilities can be faintly seen in the background.

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