American soldiers stand outside the entrance to a cave in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche, France on 11 December 1944
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
Description:
American soldiers stand outside the entrance to a cave. Note that some identifying units and locations have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "7A 27789/ETO HQ 44 29275 11 Dec. Credit...US Army Signal Corps. Photog...Tec/4 Edward C. Newell 163. Entrance to a cave deep in ground where some 300 civilians who evacuated Rohrbach stayed under cover for three days. Location is 1 kilometer north of town under a railroad station. 17th Inf. 12 Armd. Div. Rohrbach, France." Passed for publication as censored on 14 December 1944; passed for publication without censorship restrictions by SHAEF Field Press Censor on 16 April 1945.
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"1944-12-11"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
Geography:
Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
Latitude:
49.050
Longitude:
7.267
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Caves--France
Soldiers--American--France
Winter--France