Wounded Americans and German POWs being loaded into LSTs on Normandy beach, France, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Wounded American soldiers being loaded onto a LST (Landing Ship, Tank); German prisoners of war are being marched towards another LST in the background. Official caption on front: "Two roads from Normandy--wounded and prisoners. US Navy Photo 110-16." Normandy, France. June 1944
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1944-06-
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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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Normandie
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--France
Prisoners of war--German--France
War casualties--France
Prisoners of war--German--France