36th Infantry Division and French partisans taking cover on a bridge, Lyon, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 36th Infantry Division and French Resistance fighters taking cover from German fire on a bridge. Official caption on front: "36th Div. troops and partisans under fire in Lyon, 9-4-44. US Army Photo 184-14." Lyon, France. 4 September 1944
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09/04/1944
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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:
Lyon
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45.767
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4.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Bridges--France
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France