Artillery troops guarding a newly constructed bridge on the Saar River, Germany on 12 December 1944.
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
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Artillery troops guarding a newly constructed bridge. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44729334 12 Dec. Credit...U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog...Sgt. R.R. Sawyer...166. U.S. soldiers guard newly erected Saar River Bridge. This bridge was built under heavy enemy shell fire and its completion enabled the 35th Division to cross the river, the last barrier to the German border. (A). 448th AAA, 35th Div., 3d U.S. Army, Saar River." Censored on 14 December 1944; passed for publication without censorship restrictions on 16 April 1945.
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12/12/1944
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
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Saar
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49.667
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6.583
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Germany
Artillery (Troops)--American--Germany
Bridges--Germany
Villages--Germany
Rivers--Germany