Checking a German bazooka for a booby trap, Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldier using a long line of string/wire to ensure a German bazooka is not booby trapped. Official caption on front: "Checking German bazooka for booby-trap in Oberhoffen, 2-5-45. US Army Photo 183-18." Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, France. 5 February 1945
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02/05/1945
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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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Moselle
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49.000
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7.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Bazookas--France
Booby traps--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France