The story
Stage singer Josephine Baker singing the American national anthem before an African-American US Army band directed by Technical Sergeant Frank W. Weiss, Municipal Theater, Oran, Algeria, 17 May 1943German woman being awarded the Cross of Honor of the German Mother, 17 May 1943; note League of German Girls members presentB-17F
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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