Today in WW II: 3 Jul 1940 British shell French ships at Oran, Algeria. More 
3 Jul 1942 Germans prevail in the Siege of Sevastopol, after an eight month struggle, seizing the site of the Soviets' main naval base on the Black Sea.
3 Jul 1944 Minsk retaken by Soviet Red Army.
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Matchless 3GL Military Motorcycle

1942 WD (UK War Department) Matchless 3GL Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of Roy Wasson
1942 WD ("UK War Department") Matchless 3GL Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of Roy Wasson.

1942 WD (UK War Department) Matchless 3GL Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of Roy Wasson
1942 WD ("UK War Department") Matchless 3GL Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of Roy Wasson.

1942 WD (UK War Department) Matchless 3GL Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of Roy Wasson
1942 WD ("UK War Department") Matchless 3GL Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of Roy Wasson.