BESANCON
F.F.I. soldiers ceremoniously display their captured foe in Besancon. The French fighters cleared a significant part of the city in the battle As many as 2,500 German soldiers were captured. German Brig. Gen. Schmidt was killed while rushing to defend the city at a Company A, 7th Regiment roadblock on Sept. 6.
location: 1 Place du 8 Septembre, Besancon, France
photo: dogfacesoldiers collection
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