2nd Infantry Division taking cover from German fire on a riverbank, Germany, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division taking cover from German fire behind river bank. Official caption on front: "Troops of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, First Army, take cover from heavy Nazi fire, 9 March 1945. US Army Photo 168-13." Germany. 9 March 1945
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03/09/1945
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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
Infantry--American--Germany
Military uniforms--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
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