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On Wed. 19 Aug 1942 A British DB-7B Boston Mk III bomber of RAF No. 88.....

1942-08-19

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A British DB-7B Boston Mk III bomber of RAF No. 88 Squadron over Dieppe Harbour, France, 19 Aug 1942German 24th Panzer Division en route to Stalingrad, Russia, circa Aug 1942British Churchill tanks and landing craft burning on the Dieppe beach, France, 19 Aug 1942Dead Canadian soldier on the beach after the failed raid on Dieppe, France, Aug 1942; note Daimler Scout Car and Churchill tank in background

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