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Title: Michael Resin Papers, 1944-1945

Predominant Dates:1945 -- 1956

ID: RG-97/RG-97

Primary Creator: Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984)

Other Creators: British military authorities (1944 -- 1945)

Extent: 3.0 Boxes

Arrangement: This is a personal collection compiled and preserved by the Creator, Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer during World War II.

Subjects: Aerial Attack, Second World War, Aerial Photograph, Aerial Warfare, Second World War, Aftermath of the liberation, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, photo-documents, May 1945, Aftermath of the liberation on Nazi-German concentration camps, Bergen Belsen, May 1945, Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45, Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945, Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945, Armed Forces, Allied, Armed Forces, British, Bavaria (Germany), Belgium (Europe), Bergen (Germany), Bergen-Belsen (Germany: Concentration Camp), British air offensive against Germany, British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939, Caen (France), Canada's role among the allies, Canada, 1939--1945, Correspondence between family members and friends, postwar, Courtrai, or Kortrijk (Belgium), Coutances (France), Dora Lawadzka, female Polish prisoner liberated from Bergen-Belsen, Emigration from Europe to Palestine, 1945 -- 1948, English-Canadian relations, 1939--1945, Falaise (France), Family correspondence, postwar, France (Europe), German-occupied Belgium, German-occupied France, Germany (Europe), Ghent (Belgium), International correspondence, 1939 -- 1950, Interwar Europe, historic photographs, 1933 -- 1939, Interwar Germany (1919 -- 1939), Le Mans (France), Mass graves at the liberated Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents, Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II, Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945, military photographs, 1920 -- 1945, Montreal (Canada), Netherlands (1940 -- 1945), New York (New York, United States), Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948), Photographs, concentration camp prisoners, Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945, Poland (Europe), Polish female prisoners, Bergen-Belsen, postwar correspondence, Prisoners, Polish, Rehovot (Palestine), Royal Air Force, Sabos Fischer, female Polish prisoner liberated from Bergen-Belsen, Scholarly works in the Holocaust Studies, Soesterberg (Netherlands), Steffa Goldstein, female Polish prisoner liberated from Bergen-Belsen, Tel-Aviv (Palestine, 1939-1945)

Languages: English

Abstract

This record group contains material related to Michael M. Resin, a Canadian military photographer during World War II. All included collections pertain to materials related to the Allied effort in Europe during the concluding stages of World War II, including British Royal Air Force aerial military photographs, liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp photographs, and correspondence between survivors and family members of survivors in the post-war period.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This is Michael M. Resin's personal collection of documents that are divided into three sub-collections.

The three sub-collections are divided as such:

RG-97.01 -- Photographs taken by Michael M. Resin during the British liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945. Besides taking photographs, Resin is seen in some of the photographs speaking with female Polish Jews. Resin collected the addresses of these women's family members, to notify the family that they have been liberated from Bergen-Belsen. (April 1945)

RG-97.02 -- Written correspondence to and from Michael M. Resin from aforementioned family members of liberated prisoners from Bergen-Belsen camp. At the conclusion of World War II, Resin received letters from family members of liberated prisoners, as well as letters from liberated prisoners themselves, thanking Mr. Resin for his effort in contacting family members of liberated prisoners. Additional letters of gratitude come from Holocaust memorial centers, thanking Mr. Resin for loaning his collection. (September 1945 -- May 1984)

RG-97.03 -- This sub-collection includes a selection of aerial military photographs taken during the British Royal Air Force strategic bombing of Nazi German military strongholds established throughout France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. British RAF photographs of strategic bombings of railyards, communication hubs, and military bunkers occupied by the Nazis throughout Nazi-occupied Europe. Pre- and post-Allied invasion of France, (March 1944 -- July 1944)

Collection Historical Note

This record group is a unique collection of liberation photographs (Bergen-Belsen), aerial military photographs (British R.A.F. raids on Nazi strategic strongholds throughout occupied France and Belgium), and postwar written correspondence between himself and liberated prisoners and their family members (liberated from Bergen-Belsen).

Biographical Note

Canadian military photographer part of Allied liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945.

Subject/Index Terms

Aerial Attack, Second World War
Aerial Photograph
Aerial Warfare, Second World War
Aftermath of the liberation, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, photo-documents, May 1945
Aftermath of the liberation on Nazi-German concentration camps, Bergen Belsen, May 1945
Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45
Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945
Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945
Armed Forces, Allied
Armed Forces, British
Bavaria (Germany)
Belgium (Europe)
Bergen (Germany)
Bergen-Belsen (Germany: Concentration Camp)
British air offensive against Germany
British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939
Caen (France)
Canada's role among the allies
Canada, 1939--1945
Correspondence between family members and friends, postwar
Courtrai, or Kortrijk (Belgium)
Coutances (France)
Dora Lawadzka, female Polish prisoner liberated from Bergen-Belsen
Emigration from Europe to Palestine, 1945 -- 1948
English-Canadian relations, 1939--1945
Falaise (France)
Family correspondence, postwar
France (Europe)
German-occupied Belgium
German-occupied France
Germany (Europe)
Ghent (Belgium)
International correspondence, 1939 -- 1950
Interwar Europe, historic photographs, 1933 -- 1939
Interwar Germany (1919 -- 1939)
Le Mans (France)
Mass graves at the liberated Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents
Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II
Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945
military photographs, 1920 -- 1945
Montreal (Canada)
Netherlands (1940 -- 1945)
New York (New York, United States)
Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948)
Photographs, concentration camp prisoners
Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945
Poland (Europe)
Polish female prisoners, Bergen-Belsen
postwar correspondence
Prisoners, Polish
Rehovot (Palestine)
Royal Air Force
Sabos Fischer, female Polish prisoner liberated from Bergen-Belsen
Scholarly works in the Holocaust Studies
Soesterberg (Netherlands)
Steffa Goldstein, female Polish prisoner liberated from Bergen-Belsen
Tel-Aviv (Palestine, 1939-1945)

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Collection of Folder-Level:

[Collection of Folder-Level 1: RG-97.01, Aftermath of the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen by Allied Forces, photo-documents, April 1945, April 1945],
[Collection of Folder-Level 2: RG-97.02, Written Correspondence to Michael Resin, postwar, 1945 -- 1984],
[Collection of Folder-Level 3: RG-97.03, Aerial Warfare photographs, Military Reconnaissance, March-August 1944, March -- August, 1944],
[All]

Collection of Folder-Level 3: RG-97.03, Aerial Warfare photographs, Military Reconnaissance, March-August 1944, March -- August, 1944

This sub-collection entail aerial photographs taken during the British Royal Air Force's bombing of German strongholds throughout German-occupied Europe (France, Belgium, Netherlands, etc.), March -- August, 1944.

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-97.03.01, Aerial warfare photographs. Allies attack German weapons bunker in L'Hey (France). 20 July 1944, 20 July 1944

This is from a collection of RAF aerial photographs of strategic bombings and raids through German-occupied Europe from March-July 1944, during or directly following the Allied invasion of northern France and German retreat.

The photographs were gathered and collected by Canadian military photographer Michael Resin.

This particular aerial photograph shows the Allied (RAF) bombing of a French commune labeled "L'Hey", which there was found to be a German weapons bunker. Presumably, the commune is correctly labeled L'Haye-du-Puits, as the Allied liberation of L'Haye-du-Puits and nearby Montgardon were liberated a few days before the bombing in the photograph occurred.

Dated: 20 July, 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Royal Air Force; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Photographs, bombing; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; British air offensive against Germany; Armed Forces, Allied; Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945; Germany (Europe); France (1940--1945); German-occupied France; Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Photographs, Second World War

Creators:: Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984); Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-97.03.02, Aerial warfare photograph, Allied bombing of Soesterberg (Netherlands) air base. 15 August 1944, 15 August 1944

This is from a collection of RAF aerial photographs of strategic bombings and raids through German-occupied Europe from March-August 1944, during or directly following the Allied invasion of northern France and German retreat.

This specific photograph shows the Aerial bombing (RAF) of Soesterberg air base in the Netherlands. During Germany's blitzkrieg in 1940, the Netherlands was overrun in five days, and Soesterberg air base occupied by the German Luftwaffe in May 1940.

As the air base was most successful and strategic for the German war effort, Soesterberg became a target of Allied bombings throughout the war. By September 1940 (a month following the bombing seen in this photograph), the Germans deemed the airfield useless.

Dated: 15 August, 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Royal Air Force; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Armed Forces, Allied; Soesterberg (Netherlands); The Netherlands (1940--1945); Netherlands under German occupation (1940 -- 1945); German invasion of the Netherlands, May 1940; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Photographs, bombing; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; British air offensive against Germany; Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945; Germany (Europe); Luftwaffe (German Air Force); Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; German occupation of the Netherlands, 1940 -- 1945; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945); Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-97.03.03, Aerial warfare photograph, Allies attack railway yards at Le Mans (France). 13-14 March, 1944, 13-14 March 1944

This is from a collection of RAF aerial photographs of strategic bombings and raids through German-occupied Europe from March-August 1944, before, during, or after the Allied invasion of France and eventual German retreat.

This specific photograph shows the strategic RAF bombing of German-controlled railway yards, to slow the German military response following the impending Allied invasion of France in June 1944.

Dated: 13-14 March 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; Royal Air Force; Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Armed Forces, Allied; Le Mans (France); France (1940--1945); Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, bombing; German-occupied France; German occupation of France; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; German occupation regime in France, 1940 -- 1944; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; German invasion of France, 1940; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945); Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-97.03.04, Aerial warfare photograph, Allies raid railway yards in Ghent (Belgium). 10-11 May 1944, 10-11 May 1944

This is from a collection of RAF aerial photographs of strategic bombings and raids through German-occupied Europe from March-August 1944, before, during or after the Allied invasion of France in June 1944.

This specific photograph shows the Allied (RAF) bombing of German-occupied railway yards in Ghent (Belgium).

The strategy behind bombing railway yards and communication lines throughout German-occupied Europe was to cripple German reinforcement during the upcoming Allied invasion of France in June 1944.

Dated: 10-11 May 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Ghent (Belgium); Belgium (1939-1945); Warfare in Belgium, 1940; Photo-documents, Belgium, 1939 -- 1945; German invasion of Belgium, 1940; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Armed Forces, Allied; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; German invasion of Europe, 1939 -- 1940; Photographs, bombing; Royal Air Force; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984); Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-97.03.05, Aerial warfare photograph, Allies drop bombs on German stronghold in Falaise (France). 14 August 1944, 14 August 1944

This specific photograph shows the Allied (RAF) bombing of Falaise, a commune in northwestern France. Following the Allied invasion of France in June 1944, the Allies strategically bombed German strongholds (such as the one in Falaise) to cut off the German retreat from France. The Allies were successful in cutting off the German retreat in Falaise.

Dated: 14 August, 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Falaise (France); France (1940--1945); Battle of Falaise Pocket, 12-21 August 1944; Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Armed Forces, Allied; Royal Air Force; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; German-occupied France; German occupation of France; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945); Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-97.03.06, Aerial warfare photograph, Allied bombing of German stronghold in Falaise (France). 14 August 1944, 14 August 1944

Dated: 14 August 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Falaise (France); Battle of Falaise Pocket, 12-21 August 1944; France (1940--1945); Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Armed Forces, Allied; Royal Air Force; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; German-occupied France; German occupation of France; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944

Creators:: Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984); Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-97.03.07, Aerial warfare photograph, Allies successfully bomb railway yards at Courtrai (Belgium). 26-27 March 1944, 26-27 March 1944

This specific photograph shows the strategic bombing of a German-occupied railway in Courtrai, or Kortrijk (Belgium) near the French-Belgian border.

Dated 26-27 March 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Courtrai, or Kortrijk (Belgium); Belgium (1939-1945); Warfare in Belgium, 1940; Photo-documents, Belgium, 1939 -- 1945; German invasion of Belgium, 1940; German-occupied Belgium; Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Armed Forces, Allied; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; British air offensive against Germany

Creators:: Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945); Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-97.03.08, Aerial warfare photograph, Allies bomb German communication lines in Coutances (France). 6-7 June 1944, 6-7 June 1944

This specific photograph shows the strategic bombing of the Allies (RAF) on the commune of Coutances (France), where German communication lines were fortified.

This raid was held on the day of D-day, as well as the following day.

Dated: 6-7 June 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Coutances (France); France (1940--1945); Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; German-occupied France; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944; Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Armed Forces, Allied; Royal Air Force; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; British air offensive against Germany; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945

Creators:: Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984); Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-97.03.09, Aerial warfare photograph, Allied bombing of German munitions bunker in Bamieres (France). 24-25 June 1944, 24-25 June 1944

This specific photograph is from the Allied strategic bombing of a German munitions bunker (V1 flying bomb site) in Bamieres (France).

Dated: 24-25 June 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945; Armed Forces, British; Armed Forces, Allied; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; British air offensive against Germany; German-occupied France; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944; Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Royal Air Force; France (1940--1945)

Creators:: Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984); Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-97.03.10, Aerial warfare photograph, Allied bombing of railway yards in Lens (France). 20-21 April 1944, 20-21 April 1944

This specific aerial photograph was taken during the strategic Allied bombing of German-occupied railway yards in Lens (France). The strategy behind bombing the German-occupied supply lines was to cripple the German supply chain for the impending D-Day Allied invasion of France in June 1944.

Dated: 20-21 April 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: France (1940--1945); Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Royal Air Force; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Armed Forces, Allied; British air offensive against Germany; German-occupied France; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945

Creators:: Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984); Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-97.03.11, Aerial warfare photograph, Allied bombing of Caen (France) post-Allied invasion. 18 July 1944, 18 July 1944

This specific aerial photograph depicts the strategic Allied bombing of the German-occupied city of Caen (France). The city of Caen being the closest city to the epicenter of the Allied invasion of France on the beaches of Normandy, a battle ensued from June 6-August 6, 1944.

Dated: 18 July 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Caen (France); France (1940--1945); Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; Armed Forces, Allied; Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945; German-occupied France; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Royal Air Force

Creators:: Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984); Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-97.03.12, Aerial warfare photograph, Craters from Allied bombing of German bunker in Siracourt (France). 6 July 1944, 6 July 1944

This specific photograph depicts the strategic Allied bombing of Siracourt (France), the location of a German V1 flying bomb bunker. This strategy to the bombing of Siracourt V1 bunker was to cripple the German aerial defense following the Allied invasion of France in June 1944.

Dated: 6 July 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: France (1940--1945); Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Armed Forces, Allied; Armed Forces, British; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; British air offensive against Germany; German-occupied France; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Royal Air Force; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945

Creators:: Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945); Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-97.03.13, Aerial warfare photograph, Allied bombing of rail yards in Laon (France). 24 March 1944, 24 March 1944

This specific photograph captures the strategic Allied bombing of a German-occupied rail yard in Laon (France). The strategy of the Allied bombing was to cut the German supply line to northern France for the impending Allied invasion of France in June 1944.

Dated: 24 March 1944

Subject/Index Terms:: Michael M. Resin, Canadian military photographer, World War II; Aerial Attack, Second World War; Aerial Photograph; Aerial Warfare, Second World War; Allied Military Photographers, 1939-1945; Military photographers, 1939 -- 1945; military photographs, 1920 -- 1945; Laon (France); France (1940--1945); Allied attack on German-occupied Europe, 1944-45; Allied bombing of German-occupied France, March-August 1944; Allied invasion of France, June 1944; Allied nations: USA, UK, France, the USSR, 1941 -- 1945; British air offensive against Germany; Armed Forces, British; Armed Forces, Allied; British armed forces, 1939 -- 1939; German requisitioned factories and workshops in German-occupied Europe, 1939 -- 1944; German-occupied France; Photographs, bombing; Photographs, Second World War; Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945; Royal Air Force

Creators:: Royal Air Force (RAF), British (1939--1945); Michael Resin, Canadian Military photographer (1944 -- 1984)