U.S. ATTACK ON PORT OF BREST.

U.S. ATTACK ON PORT OF BREST. A gun emplacement on a small quay on the Brest Peninsula goes up in a series of explosions as Eight U.S. Air Force planes hit at Nazi fortifications during a large-scale attack on the peninsula. The port of Brest, last German-held stronghold on the peninsula, was liberated by U.S. forces September 20, 1944, after a month-long siege which resulted in the loss of many dives and capture of about 40,000 German troops.