MP's direct a convoy running through Cherbourg

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Two American MP's (Pfc Albert Buhlig and Pfc Pedro Hernandez of 769th MP Bn) ensure the smooth flow of traffic along Rue des Tribunaux on the 17th of July 1944.

The same view in 2010 can be seen here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlq/5028575125/

Parked on the right hand side is a Kleines Kettenkraftrad Typ HK 101 captured from the Germans and pressed into service by the Military Police.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SdKfz_2

The GMC truck in the foreground carries black soldiers, US combat troops in the ETO were almost exclusivley white. Blacks were commonly assigned to transport units.