France, Manche, Cotentin, Sainte Mere Eglise, one of the first communes of France liberated on June 6, 1944, model of American paratrooper John Steele (1912-1969) from the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment who landed on the bell tower of the church

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Size: 5120px × 3418px
Location: Sainte Mere Eglise
Photo credit: © GERAULT Gregory / hemis.fr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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