Luftwaffe officer and two crewmen wearing Iron Crosses, France, April 1941
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Photograph. Luftwaffe officer and two crewmen wearing Iron Crosses. Translation of official German caption on photo reverse: "First Lieutenant Buchholz received the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. He has, with the men of his crew, sunk over 78,000 gross registered tons of enemy merchant ships. France, 4/4/41." France. 4 April 1941
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04/04/1941
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography:
France
Latitude:
46.000
Longitude:
2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military air pilots--German--France