Cherbourg from the air

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From left to right

Napoleon Beach

Commercial Port

Ruins of the harbour station

Wreck of the French vessel "Le Normand" partly obscured by the station

Nearer to the camera is the Mielles dock, with a German anti submarine net gathered into the corner.

Near the mouth of the dock is the cargo vessel "Solglint" scuttled by Germans on June 20, 1944.

Closer to the camera is the wooden wharfe's seen under construction in the previous pictures.