Allied invasion of Cherbourg, France during World War II. American soldiers walk past a hedgerow in a field in Cherbourg, France. A soldier at the hedgerow looks on. A soldier speaks over a field phone. A soldier sights and then fires a 30 caliber water cooled machine gun. Another soldier fires the gun through an opening in the hedge. A soldier eats rations from a tin.
Allied invasion of Cherbourg, France during World War II. Damaged buildings as a result of Allied bombings in Cherbourg, France. Rubble spread on the streets. American soldier looks into a window of a bombed building from snipers. Soldier patrol the streets with damaged buildings in the background. Rubble spread on the streets.
The Battle of Cherbourg in Cherbourg, France during World War II. Damaged harbor installations. Smoke rises up from artillery bursts on German positions. U.S. soldiers walk along a street.
U.S. soldiers in Cherbourg, France after the invasion of France by Allied forces during World War II. A locomotive moves into a railroad yard. French civilians and U.S. soldiers repair tracks and bolt rails to ties.
U.S. soldiers in Cherbourg, France after the invasion of France by Allied forces during World War II. A locomotive moves into a railroad yard. The engine of the train emits smoke. U.S. soldiers and French civilians repair tracks. U.S. soldiers and French civilians drive in spikes.
U.S. soldiers in Cherbourg, France after the invasion of France by Allied forces during World War II. A U.S. soldier gives a cigarette to a French civilian in a railroad yard. French civilians repair tracks in the background. The soldiers speak to the civilians.