2nd Infantry Division on patrol, Harperscheid, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division walking on a muddy road past a bombed out church. Official caption on front: "2nd Inf. Div. patrol in ruins of Harperscheid, 3 Feb. 1945. US Army Photo 168-16." Harperscheid, Germany. 3 February 1945

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02/03/1945
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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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Soldiers--American--Germany
Churches--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany