3rd Infantry Division advancing through Nuremberg, Germany, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division climbing up a pile of rubble; bombed out buildings surround them. Official caption on front: "3rd Div. tank-infantry team mopping up in Nuernberg [sic]. US Army Photo 169-5." Nuremberg, Germany. 1945

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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: 
Nürnberg
Latitude: 
49.448
Longitude: 
11.068
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Infantry--American--Germany
War damage--Germany
Infantry--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany