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German POW's interned outside of Mons, Belgium
The fuzzy quality of this photo is offset
by it extraordinary content.
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Several thousand German POW's are shown in formations
and in one large holding bin (at right) outside of Mons, Belgium,
in early September, 1944, after their encirclement and capture
by the 3rd Armored Division and the 1st Infantry Division. More
than 25,000 German troops were captured in the action, with additional
thousands killed or wounded. At this point (above) trucks have
been brought in for transport of the POW's toward the English
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