4th Infantry Division flag raising ceremony, Koblenz, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Members of the 4th Infantry Division saluting a large flag of the United States being raised in a German fortress. Official caption on front: "4th Div. troops raise American flag over Rhine fortress at Coblenz [sic], Germany. This same flag flew in this same spot from 1918 to 1923. US Army Photo 156-19." Koblenz, 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:
Koblenz
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50.350
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7.600
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Germany
Forts & fortifications--German--Germany
Flags--American--Germany
Forts & fortifications--German--Germany
Infantry--American--Germany