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#9 An American tank crew takes a breather on the way through the town of Avranches, Normandy, summer 1944

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#9 An American tank crew takes a breather on the way through the town of Avranches, Normandy, summer 1944

Before and After the Storm: Stunning D-Day Photos Through the Lens of Frank Scherschel

#9 An American tank crew takes a breather on the way through the town of Avranches, Normandy, summer 1944

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#10 “We thought it was going to be murder but it wasn’t. To show you how easy it was, I ate my bar of chocolate. In every other operational trip, I sweated so much the chocolate they gave us melted in my breast pocket.” — Frank Scherschel describing his experiences photographing the Normandy invasion from the air, before he joined Allied troops heading inland. Above: GIs search ruined homes in western France after D-Day.→

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