M4 Sherman tank towing a burning German vehicle from a dirt road, Germany, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers using a M4 Sherman tank to tow a burning German vehicle from a dirt road in a forest. Official caption on front: "Clearing the road of burning German vehicles, 29 March 1945. US Army Photo 168-10." Germany. 29 March 1945

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03/29/1945
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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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Deutschland
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51.500
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10.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Sherman tank--Germany
Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
Vehicles, military--German--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany