87th Mountain Regiment resting in a bombed out village, Italy, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two United States Army soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment gathering around tanks parked between bombed out buildings. Official caption on front: "87th Mountain Regiment takes another village, 2-20-45. US Army Photo 178-2." Italy. 20 February 1945
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02/20/1945
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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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Italia
Latitude:
42.833
Longitude:
12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
Villages--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy