Captured German soldiers in Trier, Germany on 20 March 1945.
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
Description:
Captured German soldiers. Official caption: "ETO HQ45 21564 20 Mar. Credit...U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog...T/5 Russ Grant...166. German soldier at left was captured by 3rd U.S. Army troops after he had changed into civilian clothes in a vain effort to escape capture. These prisoners are at prisoner of war cage at Trier, Germany. More than 8,000 Germans. The prisoner of war enclosure today (Mar. 20). (B). TUSA, PW Cage, Trier, Germany." Censored on 22 March 1945.
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"1945-03-20"
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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:
Trier
Latitude:
50.000
Longitude:
6.583
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--German--Germany
Prisoners of war--German--Germany
Impersonation--Germany