Children taking cover behind a truck, Aubencheul-au-Bac, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Young, French boys taking cover by the hood of a car as a United States Army tank from the 2nd Armored Division advances in the background; a car is burning in the foreground. Official caption on front: "2nd Arm. Div. tanks move forward in Aubencheil-Aubac [sic], 9-2-44. US Army Photo 182-12." Aubencheul-au-Bac, France. 2 September 1944
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09/02/1944
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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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France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Civilians in war--French--France
Children--French--France
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
People--France