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Below this French church on the cliffs above Dieppe were Nazi forts, used as channel defences
Below this French church on the cliffs above Dieppe were Nazi forts, used as channel defences

Below this French church on the cliffs above Dieppe were Nazi forts, used as channel defences

Date1/21/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: Below this French church on the cliffs above Dieppe were Nazi forts; used as channel defences. Cpl. John Young; Vancouver; examines a wrecked gun; foreground.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019422F
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