Horsa glider and the remains of its occupants, Cotentin Peninsula, France, Jun 1944

Historical Information
Caption     Horsa glider and the remains of its occupants, Cotentin Peninsula, France, Jun 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Basse-Normandie, France
Date 7 Jun 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   190474
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 Jun 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 3,596 x 3,008 pixels



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1. W. Baljet says:
10 Feb 2015 06:21:50 AM

living in Heelsum, part of the battle of Arnhem, sept.1944, I found a kind of a machete next to a burned Horsa-glider. Question: what purpose had it,e.g.did it serve as a tool, was it part of the
glider's outfit. I am 84 now, and I still wonder.

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