US Army soldier removing a German mine from a trail near Venafro, Italy
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldier removing a German mine from hillside trail while other soldiers observe in the foreground; one soldier is holding a metal detector. Official caption on front: "Removing a German 'bouncing betty' mine from trail near Venafro. US Army Photo 176-6." Venafro, Italy. No date
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1943
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.
Geography:
Venafro
Latitude:
41.483
Longitude:
14.033
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Military uniforms--American--Italy
Mines (Weapons)--German--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy