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German Army in Retreat - Escape From Normandy
WW2 Wayfinder
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After the fierce battles in the Falaise Pocket in August 1944, the remaining German Army units in Normandy were in full blown retreat for the relative safety of the eastern bank of the River Seine.
In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder, we venture to the areas documented by the Germans during the retreat to the Seine in the mid-summer of 1944 and find the Then & Now photos that can still be located today!
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