The American soldier hides in the foxhole from the German shrapnel

The American soldier hides in the foxhole from the German shrapnel

Nov 29, 2017 #US Army

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The American soldier hides in an individual infantry cell, escaping German shrapnel.
These pits were called “foxholes” and were dug among the hedges (bocage) of the Normandy countryside.
In the photo of American soldier the Sergeant Vandenberg of the 35th Infantry Division of the US (134th Infantry Regiment(?). “Foxhole” is dug on the slope in the northern part of the Saint-Lô cemetery.

 

 

Location: Saint-Lô, Normandy, France
Date: 23 July 1944

 

Source of American soldier: National Archives of the United States.

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