US Army soldier taking cover, Saint-Vith, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Armed United States Army soldier crouching on one knee in a snow-covered street; smoke is rising in the background. Official caption on front: "Under heavy German fire in St. Vith, Belgium, 1-25-45. US Army Photo 179-18." Saint-Vith, Belgium. 25 January 1945
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01/25/1945
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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.
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Snow--Belgium
Soldiers--American--Belgium
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium