3rd Infantry Division taking cover behind a M4 Sherman tank while under fire in Nuremberg, Germany, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers in the 3rd Infantry Division taking cover from German fire behind a M4 Sherman tank in a debris-filled city street. Official caption on front: "Under heavy enemy fire in Nuernberg [sic], 3rd. Div., 4-19-45. US Army Photo 169-4." Nuremberg, Germany. 19 April 1945
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04/19/1945
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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:
Nürnberg
Latitude:
49.448
Longitude:
11.068
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Germany
Sherman tank--Germany
Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
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World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Infantry--American--Germany