A twelve man German squad sitting around table on Christmas in 1940 at Maastricht, Netherlands
Gift of Craig Rogers & Harold Bierbower, from The Collection of The National WWII Museum
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A twelve man squad sit around table with Christmas decorations during Weihnachten (Christmas) at Maastricht, Netherlands in 1940. Two of the soldiers wear Gefreiter rank insignia. "Weihnachten Maastricht 1940."
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Harold Bierbower was born in Pennsylvania on 27 November 1911. He enlisted on 3 June 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. Army and served in the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Bierbower served in the ETO in Belgium, Holland, and France.
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Maastricht
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50.850
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5.683
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--German--Netherlands
Christmas decorations--Netherlands
Group portraits--Netherlands
Holidays--German--Netherlands