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Personnel of the Polish 1st Armoured Division with a jeep, somewhere in France on 7 August 1944. The Polish Division fought alongside the Canadians in Normandy, seeing particular action during engagements in the Falaise area. The front of their jeep reads, "On to Warsaw via Normandy and Berlin." On the right side, the Polish Division emblem is visible.

Black and white photograph. A group of men stand on and around a military jeep in the middle of an empty field. Most raise their caps in greeting to the camera. — (Michael M. Dean, Canadian Dept. of National Defence, Library and Archives Canada, MIKAN No. 3397995.)

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