History / Second World War / Normandy / St Lo Operation Overlord Normandy.Two American soldiers are watching two United States Army jeeps driving through the ruins of the centre of Saint-Lo near the Carrefour de la Route de Carentan. To the left Rue des Noyers and to the right Rue de la Doll閑. In the background the Church Notre-Dame.The photo was taken by an American war photographer from the US Signal Corps. The town was almost totally destroyed by 2;000 Allied bombers when they attacked German troops stationed there during Operation Overlord in June.Photo; August 1944.