"80 YEARS OF THE LIBERATION"

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28 June 2024

TILLY-SUR-SEULLES, FRANCE - JUNE 26: General view of the British WWII War Cemetery housing 990 Commonwealth burials and 232 German graves, seen on June 26 2024, in Tilly-sur-Seulles, Calvados, France. 80 years ago, from June 19 to 26, 1944, the territory of the municipality of Tilly-sur-Seulles witnessed the English capturing and losing it twenty-three times.

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20 July 2019

A view of Chain of containers monument by Vincent Ganivet, two arches made of 36 assembled containers, one of the most spectacular and expected monumental sculptures installed for the 500 years of Le Havre. The city of Le Havre was bombed from as early as 1941, suffering the loss of 5,100 inhabitants; a further 80,000 were made homeless, as 12,500 buildings were reduced to rubble. From 26 August 1944, Royal Navy ships and Royal Air Force aircraft carried out a blockade and an extensive preparatory bombardment of the city, which killed over 2,000 civilians and only 19 German troops. The German garrison of about 11,000 men surrendered on 12 September 1944. On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Le Havre, Normandy, France.

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20 July 2019

A view of Chain of containers monument by Vincent Ganivet, two arches made of 36 assembled containers, one of the most spectacular and expected monumental sculptures installed for the 500 years of Le Havre. The city of Le Havre was bombed from as early as 1941, suffering the loss of 5,100 inhabitants; a further 80,000 were made homeless, as 12,500 buildings were reduced to rubble. From 26 August 1944, Royal Navy ships and Royal Air Force aircraft carried out a blockade and an extensive preparatory bombardment of the city, which killed over 2,000 civilians and only 19 German troops. The German garrison of about 11,000 men surrendered on 12 September 1944. On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Le Havre, Normandy, France.

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20 July 2019

A view of Chain of containers monument by Vincent Ganivet, two arches made of 36 assembled containers, one of the most spectacular and expected monumental sculptures installed for the 500 years of Le Havre. The city of Le Havre was bombed from as early as 1941, suffering the loss of 5,100 inhabitants; a further 80,000 were made homeless, as 12,500 buildings were reduced to rubble. From 26 August 1944, Royal Navy ships and Royal Air Force aircraft carried out a blockade and an extensive preparatory bombardment of the city, which killed over 2,000 civilians and only 19 German troops. The German garrison of about 11,000 men surrendered on 12 September 1944. On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Le Havre, Normandy, France.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a small side street in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a small side street in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a small side street in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a building in the center of Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of an appartment building in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a appartment building, in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a appartment building, in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a new building under construction, in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a typical apartment building with lignes of drying washed clothes, in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a typical apartment building, in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a typical apartment building, in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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17 May 2016

SHUSHI, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - on Monday, May 16, 2016: A view of a typical apartment building, in Shushi, an Armenian city in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its liberation in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. As of 2002, ten years later after the city's was liberated by the Armenian forces, some 80% of the town was in ruins. The town was repopulated by Armenians, mostly refugees from Azerbaijan and other parts of Karabakh, as well as members of the Armenian diaspora. A slow recovery can be seen as reconstruction work continue.

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