3rd Armored Division tanks firing at German forces, Belgium, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. 3rd Armored Division tanks firing at nearby German froces; a haze of smoke covers the area. Official caption on front: "Tanks of 3rd Arm. Div. shell nearby German positions, 1-31-45. US Army Photo 179-20." 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.
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België
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50.833
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4.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Tanks (Military science)--American--Belgium
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium