2nd Infantry Division using explosives to clear dugouts in frozen ground, Belgium, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division troops using explosives to clear dugouts in frozen, snow-covered ground. Official caption on front: "Blasting dugouts in frozen Belgian soil, 2nd Div., 1-21-45. US Army Photo 179-10." Belgium. 21 January 1945

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01/21/1945
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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.
Geography: 
België
Latitude: 
50.833
Longitude: 
4.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Snow--Belgium
Soldiers--American--Belgium
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium
Explosions--Belgium
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium