An American ski trooper in full white suit and skis in Germany on 21 January 1945
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
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An American ski trooper in full white suit and skis. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 9701 21 Jan. Credit...U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog--Belfer...166. Pvt. David Orlick, Chicago, Ill., is one of 'Patton's Ghosts.' Nickname applied to 3rd U.S. Army ski patrol somewhere on western front. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., is commanding general of the 3rd Army. Members of the patrol wear white suits to camoflauge them in the snow. Their skis were captured from the Germans. (B). C Trp., 2nd Sq., Cav Cp., XII Corps, 3rd U.S." Passed for publication without censorship restrictions by SHAEF Field Press Censor on in January 1945.
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"1945-01-21"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
Geography:
Deutschland
Latitude:
51.500
Longitude:
10.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ski troops--Germany
Snow--Germany
Smoking--Germany