Soldiers rest during a break in fighting in Niederbetschdorf, France on 17 January 1945
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
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Soldiers rest during a break in fighting. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "6AG-638/ETO HQ 45 8842 17 Jan. Credit...U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog...T/5 Ernest Brown...183. Gun crew, whose guns have just knocked out two enemy tanks, relax between fire missions. An open fire protected by empty 105 mm shell cases helps keep them warm. (P). Btry. B, 311 F.A. Bn., 78th Div. Nieder, Betschdorf, France." Passed for publication as censored on 20 January 1945.
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"1945-01-17"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
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Soldiers--American--France
Rest periods--France
Fires--France
Reading--France
Smoking--France
Cold--France