Captured Nazi soldiers debarking an LCVP along the Rhine, Germany, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers observing captured Nazi soldiers debark from a LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel]. Official caption on front: "Captured Nazi soldiers going 'wrong way' across Rhine. US Army Photo 156-18." 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.
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Nordrhein-Westfalen
Latitude: 
51.000
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7.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Germany
Prisoners of war--German--Germany
Soldiers--American--Germany
Soldiers--German--Germany
Rhine River--Germany