US Army soldier advancing through enemy fire, Germany, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army soldier running with a machine gun past the corpse of another soldier in a ditch; a jeep and tank are parked the on road above; snow covers the landscape. Official caption on front: "Rushing machine gun to new firing position, 5-1-45. US Army Photo 169-16." Germany. 1 May 1945
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05/01/1945
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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.
Geography:
Deutschland
Latitude:
51.500
Longitude:
10.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Germany
Machine guns--American--Germany
Snow--Germany
Jeep automobiles--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany