An American soldier walks down street of Langerwehe, Germany on 12 December 1944

Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
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An American soldier walks down street of a destroyed German town. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 29341 12 Dec. Credit...U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog...Sgt. J.A. de Marco...165. An American soldier walks down street of Langerwehe, Germany. Troops of the 3d Armored Division and 9th Infantry Division wrested the town from the Germans after terrific artillery barrage. 3d Armd. Div., 9th Inf. Div., Langerwehe, Germany." Passed for publication without censorship restrictions by SHAEF Field Press Censor on 14 December 1944.

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Date: 
"1944-12-12"
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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: 
Langerwehe
Latitude: 
50.817
Longitude: 
6.350
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Germany
Cities & towns--Germany
War damage--Germany