Ship Repair News newsletter from the U.S. Naval Repair Base on Okinawa and 68 German photographs
Gift of Craig Rogers & Harold Bierbower, from The Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description:
A group of German soldiers marching in a square with flags during a ceremony. Unknown date and unknown location. The soldier carrying the Panzer or Artillery standard wears the Standard Bearers' Carrying Sash and the Regimental Standard Bearers' Gorget of the National Socialist Design. Possibly pictured are the barracks or Kaserne at Schweinfurt.
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Harold Bierbower was born in Pennsylvania on 27 November 1911. He enlisted on 3 June 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. Army and served in the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Bierbower served in the ETO in Belgium, Holland, and France.
Geography:
Schweinfurt
Latitude:
50.050
Longitude:
10.233
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marching--Germany
Flags--German
Military parades & ceremonies--Germany
Soldiers--German--Germany
Military standards--German
Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Germany
Daggers & swords--German--Germany