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Plaque June 6 1944
Plaque which commemorates an American paratrooper who hid in this location behind the pump. From this location the trooper was able to shoot and kill 10 Germans, who fled in panic after the landings of D-Day.
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Source
- Text: Lennard Bolijn
- Photos: Joshua Slavenburg
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