5th Infantry Division waiting for orders, Belgium, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Members of the 5th Infantry Division sitting in armored trucks and half-tracks parked on a dirt road in a war-damaged village. Official caption on front: "5th Div. troops await order to move toward Rhine River. US Army Photo 156-1." Belgium. March 1945
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1945-03-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
België
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50.833
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4.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Belgium
Armored vehicles--American--Belgium
Vehicles, military--American--Belgium
Villages--Belgium
Operation Plunder, 1945
Infantry--American--Belgium
Operation Plunder, 1945