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Allied capture of Cherbourg France, during World War II.
Allied capture of Cherbourg, France, on June 25th, 1944, in World War 2. German prisoners of war marching under guard, with hands on their heads following surrender. Aerial vies of the Cherbourg harbor, extensively sabotaged by the Germans. Allied engineers working to repair the port. Power shovels, welders, and divers seen at work. Troops moving up the peninsula from Cherbourg. Weapons being distributed to French members of the Maquis guerilla resistance, in Allied occupied areas. French irregular soldiers firing against German forces in mountains, and sabotaging German facilities. Numerous dead bodies of French civilian villagers, killed by a Battalion of the Nazi SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment "Der Führer" (an infantry regiment of 2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich"), and destroyed buildings in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane where the massacre took place. Temporary stakes marking their graves.
Empty port of Cherbourg France during World War II.
Port of Cherbourg, France, completely devoid of ships or boats during World War 2. Views of the waterfront and related harbor facilities. Some derelict barges near damaged piers. Railway at the port. Buildings in background. People walking along Twisted metal and rails. What appears to be a working factory in the distance.
Allied soldiers search a German prisoner in Cherbourg, France during World War II.
Port of Cherbourg, France, during World War 2. U.S. soldiers in a jeep. Practically deserted cobblestone street in the city. rail tracks in the street. Raised barriers at intersection in road. Several U.S. soldiers seen. A Frenchman with his belongings, sleeping on the sidewalk. Telegraph office. Some residents walking along road with their dog. A U.S. soldier searching a German prisoner of war. Damaged port facilities.
Crowd cheers as people cut French women traitors' hair in Cherbourg, France.
French women accused as traitors are punished by public humiliation in Cherbourg, France in World War II. Women accused as German collaborationists stand on the road. Women crying. Angry crowds shave the women's hair. The crowd cheers. Women with shaved heads. Crowd gathered on the streets. A sign in French reads 'Le Char es Collaborateuses'.
French crowds shave the heads of French women collaborationists in Cherbourg, France (WW2)
French women traitors or women collaborationists with shaved heads along the side of the road after Allied liberation of Cherbourg, France in World War II. A few women are seen seated, and a few are standing. Two boys holding a banner behind them. A man on a walkway picks up a pile of hair and tosses it in air. A group of men standing. A man trying to cut the hair of a woman. The woman bending over not letting the man. Another woman sits beside her. A man shaves the hair of the woman. 'Le Char Des Collaboratrices' written on a banner. A group of people move in a truck. One of the men holding the banner. A few men and women beside the truck.
Allies perform mine sweeping activities in Cherbourg, France during World War II.
Mine detonation activities in Cherbourg, France during World War II. United States officer points at mine control cables outside a building in Cherbourg, France. Men aboard the mine pelorus. Man pulls a cable. Flag on a paravane in water. An electrically controlled mine explodes in harbor. A wrecked L' Ouste fort with a tower on the top. Mines explode as a pillar of water and smoke rises up.