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Description IWM caption : THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944. Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade with captured Germans on the roof of their jeep at the glider landing grounds near Ranville, 7 June 1944. Note the Horsa gliders in the background.
Date Taken on 7 June 1944
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph B 5203 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 4700-29)
Flag of the United Kingdom.
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Christie (Sgt)

No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit
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current10:16, 9 March 2026Thumbnail for version as of 10:16, 9 March 20264,571 × 4,570 (3.05 MB)Ichlarger (from iwm)
06:17, 18 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 06:17, 18 December 2011798 × 800 (69 KB)Aaa3-othercontrast 40, usharp-m (so lks smlr2 old. usly i dont bt new ws too lowctrst so had2)
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15:59, 5 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 15:59, 5 December 2005337 × 280 (31 KB)John N.* Description: Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade with captured Germans on the roof of their jeep at the glider landing grounds near Ranville, 7 June 1944. Note the Horsa gliders in the background. * Collection Title: WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFF

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