US Army soldiers climbing over a wall during an assault, Angers, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers climbing over a large wall. Official caption on front: "12-ft. wall no obstacle to infantry assaulting Angers, 8-10-44. US Army Photo 181-17." Angers, France. 10 August 1944
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08/10/1944
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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:
Angers
Latitude:
47.483
Longitude:
-0.533
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
Climbing--France
Walls--France
Infantry--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France