Chinese soldiers firing at Japanese forces, Bhamo, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Chinese soldiers shooting at Japanese forces from a trench near a temple. Official caption on front: "Chinese fire on Japs from former enemy positions at Bhamo. US Army Photo 175-8." Bhamo, Burma [modern-day Bhamo, Myanmar]. 1944
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1944
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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:
Bhamo
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24.250
Longitude:
97.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--Chinese-Burma
Trench warfare--Burma
Temples--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma
Temples--Burma