The Russian and American link up in Germany in April 1945
U.S. Army Signal Corp Photograph, Gift of Maude Hayman, from the collection of The National World War II Museum
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The Russian and American link up. "ETO-HQ-45-34098. Sellers. 26 April. Signal corps photo. First photos of Russian link-up: 1st [First] US Army soldiers and Russian soldiers, with flags of three major allies flying over their heads, advance together toward Russian headquarters, 69nd Infantry Division, Elbe River, Torgau, Germany." Torgau, Germany. 26 April 1945.
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Collection of European Theater U.S. Army Signal Corps photographs.
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Torgau
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51.567
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13.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Germany
Soldiers--Russian--Germany
Flags--Russian