5th Army walking past dead German soldiers lying in a street, Verona, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 5th Army walking past dead German soldiers lying in a street. Official caption on front: "5th Army troops pass German dead in Verona, 4-26-45. US Army Photo 178-4." Verona, Italy. 26 April 1945
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04/26/1945
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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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Verona
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45.450
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11.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Soldiers--German--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--German--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Streets--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy