Flag raising ceremony at Fort St. Blaise near Metz, France, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers saluting as a Flag of the United States is raised over a war-damaged landscape. Official caption on front: "Raising Old Glory over surrendered Fort St. Blaise near Metz, 11-26-44. US Army Photo 183-13." Metz, France. 26 November 1944
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11/26/1944
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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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Metz
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49.117
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6.183
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
Flags--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France