Swing Bridge sabotaged by the Germans on the 24th of June 1944

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Citizens of Cherbourg pick their way over the remains of a swing bridge blown up by the Germans before they surrendered the city.

A prewar view of the bridge in its complete condition can be seen here

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Other views of this bridge after the liberation of Cherbourg can be seen in p001064 and p013161.