Civilians and infantrymen destroying German weapons, Austria, 1945
Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
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Photograph. German civilians and infantrymen of the 3rd Infantry Division destroying Axis weapons in a street. Official caption on front: "ETO HQ-45-36265" Confidential stamp on reverse. Official caption on reverse: "ETO HQ 45 36265 7 May / Credit... Signal Corps Photo / Photog... T/5 Robert F Stubenrauch (163) / Civilians aid our troops in smashing enemy weapons turned in to scrap pile in compliance with our occupation proclamation. / Seventh Army, 3rd Div., XV Corps, Bad Reichenhall, Austria [sic]." Presumably Salzburg, Austria. 7 May 1945
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05/07/1945
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Items from the service of Staff Sergeant Gerald Hennings, who served in the 3rd Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Gerald Thomas "G.T." Hennings was born on 22 March 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. He was residing in St. Louis, Missouri, when he enlisted in the United States Army circa 1941. He was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and participated in the Battle of Anzio as well as the campaigns through France and Germany. After returning to the United States, Hennings moved to New Orleans and remained there until his death on 29 January 2010. The collection consists of souvenirs that Hennings collected while in Europe. These souvenirs include a knife, armband, tablecloth, shot glass, two unit history books, and Army Signal Corps photographs.
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Salzburg
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47.800
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13.050
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World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany