2nd Infantry Division tank burning in a city street, Leipzig
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. 2nd Infantry Division tank burning on a sidewalk; a jeep is parked behind it; a civilian is walking in the street in the background. Official caption on front: "2nd Div. tank burns in streets of Leipzig. US Army Photo 168-11." Leipzig, Germany. No date
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1944
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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Leipzig
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51.333
Longitude:
12.417
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Streets--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Infantry--American--Germany