LCVP being hoisted off of truck, Belgium, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel] being hoisted off of truck near a riverbank; young Belgian boys observe in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Loading LCVP's in Belgium for Rhine assault. US Army Photo 156-4." Rhine River, Belgium. 1945
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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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België
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50.833
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4.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Belgium
Hoisting machinery--American--Belgium
Civilians--Belgian--Belgium
Operation Plunder, 1945