US Army tank convoy moving through war-damaged Krefeld, Germany, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army tank convoy driving down a city street; a jeep in in the foreground; bombed out buildings and piles of rubble border the streets. Official caption on front: "Units move through battered Krefeld, 3-3-45. US Army Photo 170-15." Krefeld, Germany. 3 March 1945
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03/03/1945
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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:
Krefeld
Latitude:
51.333
Longitude:
6.567
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
Jeep automobiles--American--Germany
Cities & towns--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Jeep automobiles--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany