9th Army tank debarking a LCVP on a Rhine riverbank, Germany, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. 9th Army tank driving on a bank along the Rhine; soldiers stand next to a LCVPs [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel] in the background. Official caption on front: "9th Army troops and weapons crossing the Rhine River. US Army Photo 156-7." Germany. 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.
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Deutschland
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51.500
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10.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Germany
Landing craft--American--Germany
Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
Rhine River--Germany
Operation Plunder, 1945