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German Lt. Gen. Karl Wilhelm Von Schlieben (C, behind German soldier w. helmet) and Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke (long coat) emerge from their command bunker under a flag of truce to surrender to American soldiers after the Allies took the city.
Details
- Date: 1944-06-26
- Location: Cherbourg, Normandy, France
- Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
- Subject Keywords: Walter Hennecke, Cherbourg, German, Prisoners, Wars, France, Wwii, Karl Wilhelm Von Schlieben, Action, 1940s
- Publisher: TimeLife
- Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
- Provider: LIFE
- Original ID: TimeLife_image_1221375
- Credits: MANSELL COLLECTION
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