A French town after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 379th Bomb Group on 1 January 1944. Passed for publication 1 Jan 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Shelling piles of brick.' Printed caption on provided reference material: 'West Wall Blitzed By Big American Air Fleets - Bordeaux, Paris And French Coast The Targets. American heavy bombers in strong force carried out dawn-to-dusk raids on German targets in France on widespread missions that ranged from attacks on two Paris ball-bearing factories to the Chateau Bernard airfield, near Bordeaux - a round trip of more than 1200 miles. Chateau Bernard is a base for planes working with U-boats in the sea war. More than 1000 sorties were made by Allied bombers and fighters keeping up the blasting of the "secret weapon" coast of Northern France. Only one plane is missing from the day's operations. Note to Censor:- This is the general story for the series of pictures herewith, each of which bears its individual descriptive caption. Planet News. January 1st 1944.' On reverse of reference material: Planet News and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].