Mopping up in Lisieux, August 1944
Here we see British troops mopping up in Lisieux, which was liberated on 22 August 1944 during the advance to the Seine. Exactly what is going on here that requires each soldier to be carrying a shovel isn't entire clear.
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Rickard, J (24 September 2021), Mopping up in Lisieux, August 1944 , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_mopping_up_lisieux.html
