Infantrymen crossing the Rhine, Germany, March 1945

Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
Description: 

Photograph. Two assault boats filled with infantrymen of the 7th Infantry Regiment pushing off the bank of the Rhine. Official caption on front: "7A-45-5590." Confidential stamp on reverse. Official caption on reverse: "ETO HQ 45 7A-5590 26 Mar / Credit... Signal Corps Photo / Photog... T/5 Joseph A Bowen (163) / Crossing the Rhine! Yan assault boats prepare to swing out to east bank of Rhine as Seventh Army attacks across the Rhine River. Troops crouch tensely in their boats in the final moments. Smoke screen is used to hide movement from enemy artillery observers. Nevertheless, enemy air bursts came in as crossing was made. / 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Div., XV Corps, 7A, Frankenthal area, Germany." Rhineland Palatinate (state), Germany. 26 March 1945

Image Information

Donor: 
Mr. Karl M. Hennings
Accession Number: 
2013.544.027
Date: 
03/26/1945
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
7th Infantry Regiment
3rd Infantry Division
XV Corps
Seventh Army
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Topical Subjects: 
Boats--American--Germany
Rhine River--Germany
Collection Level: 
Items from the service of Staff Sergeant Gerald Hennings, who served in the 3rd Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Gerald Thomas "G.T." Hennings was born on 22 March 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. He was residing in St. Louis, Missouri, when he enlisted in the United States Army circa 1941. He was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and participated in the Battle of Anzio as well as the campaigns through France and Germany. After returning to the United States, Hennings moved to New Orleans and remained there until his death on 29 January 2010. The collection consists of souvenirs that Hennings collected while in Europe. These souvenirs include a knife, armband, tablecloth, shot glass, two unit history books, and Army Signal Corps photographs.
Geography: 
Rheinland-Pfalz
Latitude: 
50.000
Longitude: 
7.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Boats--American--Germany
Rhine River--Germany