2nd Infantry Division troops taking cover in snow, Krinkelt, 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 in snow in a meadow. Official caption on front: "2nd Div. men 'hit the snow' as German shell whistles overhead in Krinkelt, Belgium, 1-31-45. US Army Photo 179-1." Krinkelt, Belgium. 31 January 1945

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01/31/1945
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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.
Geography: 
Krinkelt
Latitude: 
50.433
Longitude: 
6.300
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Snow--Belgium
Soldiers--American--Belgium
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium
Meadows--Belgium
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945