10-133 Garand Picture of the Day -St. Lo, France POW's

[Mark in Rochester]

American soldiers guard German prisoners in a roadside ditch near the town of St. Lo during the Allied advance through Normandy in the days following the D-Day landings.
Location: St. Lo, France
Date taken: July 1944
Photographer: Ralph Morse

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[Bob Womack]

White band on the helmet - Looks like the M.P.s.

[Tom in N.J.]

He's got a $600.00 M1 grenade launcher for the M1903 rifle hanging on his windshield.

[Mark in Rochester]

Last one I sold was for $950 in 2009

[Bill Hollinger]

You noticw all the POWs have big smiles on the faces???

[gunner]

Yep Bill, no more war and good conditions at your POW-Camps makes an poor and hungry Landser smile!

Regards

Gunner

[Tom in N.J.]

They are all looking forward to a couple of beers in the stateside POW camps.