Günther von Kluge
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Günther Adolf Ferdinand von Kluge was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. Kluge held commands on the Eastern and Western Fronts, until his suicide in connection with the 20 July plot.
Kluge in 1939
Kluge with Hitler during a troop visit in France, 1940
Kluge reviews Légion des Volontaires Français, a French collaborationist formation, November 1941.
Kluge meets with generals of Army Group Centre, August 1942
Falaise pocket
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The Falaise pocket or battle of the Falaise pocket was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. Allied forces formed a pocket around Falaise, Calvados, in which Germa
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…16 August. The Allies did not capture Falaise until later that same day, leaving a 24 km (15 mi)-gap between Canadian and American forces—known as the Falaise Gap. By 22 August, the gap—desperately maintained by the Germans to allow their forces to escape—was sealed, ending that part of the Battle of Normandy…
A Cromwell tank and Willys MB 'jeep' passing an abandoned German 8.8 cm PaK 43 anti-tank gun during Totalize
Germans surrendering in St. Lambert on 19 August 1944
Polish infantry moving towards cover on Hill 262, 20 August 1944
German prisoners taken during the battle are given tea by their British captors.