Mont Saint-Michel Normandy - August 1944
Allied Forces first entered Mont Saint-Michel on August 1st, 1944.
During the German Occupation the St. Auburn church was used as a lookout post. The island was also a major tourist attraction during the Occupation with around 325,000 German Soldiers & Tourists visiting from July 1940 to July 1944.
LIFE Magazine Archives - Scherschel Photographer
