3rd Infantry Division tank driving into Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army soldiers form the 3rd Infantry Division riding a tank down a street. Official caption on front: "3rd Div. tank and men enter Berchtesgaden, 5-4-45. US Army Photo 169-17." Berchtesgaden, Germany. 4 May 1945
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05/04/1945
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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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Berchtesgaden
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47.633
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13.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Germany
Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Signs (Notices)--Germany
Infantry--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany