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Garand Picture of The Day #238 Falaise Gap
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Very interesting photo. Mid/late 1944 and there is an African American GI in the photo. Looks like the GI behind the flag is holding up a Browning Highpower.
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And the GI second to the left of the flag with the bayonet looks like he has a M1 web sling on his rifle. Hard to tell, though.
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where didthe black soldier come from
I am happy to see this black soldier in this photo, because he wasn't pictured in many photos of the war. Right On
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I like the knocked-out Panzer the guys are standing in front of. They might have taken out the tank and posed in front of it. Nice picture...
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funny........................
Still wearing leggings that late in the war. Makes me wonder if these were troops in the rear or what the story is?
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I'll bet the are very rear echelon troops doing a mod-up.
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Not ususual for soldiers in 1944 to wear leggings. The M1943 Combat boot was phased in over many months since 1943. More than likely, these soldiers had not received their M1943 Boots as yet.
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Interesting is the film development also...
as everyone was pointing out the rifles, black soldier, leggings, german tank & flag I took a look at the film development technique. The "spotting" & "dodging" done in the dark room are very apparent in this photo..... techniques accomplished a long time before "Adobe photoshop" hit the scene.
Good thing the talent existed so that we can enjoy the "M-1 Photos of the day."