US communications center at work

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This is the teleprinter center, located in the kitchen.

The previous occupants of the château was Generalmajor Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben, Kommandeur of 709 infanterie division and his HQ before their rapid eviction shortly after the D-Day landings. The property at the time was owned by a M. Raoul Le Doux, whose opinion of all these uninvited guests can only be imagined.