American soldiers search for Germans hidden in the hills. Greenland. 1941-45

Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description: 

Photograph. Photograph of an illustration of American soldiers searching for Germans hidden in the hills in Greenland. Official caption on reverse: "100943(5). From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Official U. S. Coast Guard. Mixed landing forces of United States Coast Guard and Army Commandos, members of the Navy's Greenland Patrol Expeditionary Force, search the rugged terrain of Greenland for remnants of destroyed German military force. German Naval and military forces were operating a radio and weather station in Greenland which because of its location, made meterological observations of important value to enemy operations in the Norwegian Theatre. Despite low temperatures, mountain climbing in heavy clothing is tough and makes landing forces perspire. One sailor removed his helmet to cool off. Sketched in Greenland by Coast Guard combat artist Norman Thomas." No date

Image Information

Donor: 
Mrs. Kathleen M. Scanlan
Accession Number: 
2015.063.103
Date: 
1941
1945
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Topical Subjects: 
Radio broadcasting
Mountains--Greenland
Collection Level: 
Items from the service of John J. Scanlan Jr., who served in the United States Coast Guard. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Scanlan worked for a newspaper prior to joining the Coast Guard. During the war, he acquired photographs published by the Public Relations Division of the United States Coast Guard. The collection consists of photographs from most of the theaters of operations and depict life in the field and aboard a ship for Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Also included is a satirical piece of military correspondence. See collection 2012.321 for more items from the collection subject.
Geography: 
Grønland
Latitude: 
72.000
Longitude: 
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Radio broadcasting
Mountains--Greenland