Two French boys watch from a hilltop as convoys of Allied vehicles pass through the badly damaged city en route to the battle front, circa summer 1944.
St. Lo was the scene of major fighting the latter stages of the Normandy campaign.

Boys Watch Convoy at St Lo

US Navy: American unloading in Normandy: Children sitting on a rembarde downwards contemplates the activity on the beaches on their left.p012721

Kids Watch Military Activity

Two Nuns and a French family examine the ruins of the bombed Church of St. Malo, in Valognes, circa summer 1944.
The town of Valognes was badly battered during the drive on Cherbourg in June 1944. p012879