Soldiers repair a damaged tank in Lemberg, France on 12 December 1944
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
Description:
Soldiers repair a damaged tank. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "6AG 7A-27827/ETO HQ 44 29299 12 Dec. Credit...U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog--Pvt. Francis E. Lane...163. U.S. tankmen start repairs on this M-4 tank which has just been towed from a deep roadside ditch near Lemberg, France. Dislocated tread at left prevented the tank from pulling itself out. Other tanks of the battalion were linked together to tow the damaged tank from ditch. (B). 781st Tank Bn., 100 Div., Lemberg, France." Censored on 11 December 1944. Passed for publication as censored on 14 December 1944; passed for publication without censorship restrictions by SHAEF Field Press Censor on 16 April 1945.
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Date:
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.
Geography:
Lemberg
Latitude:
49.017
Longitude:
7.383
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tanks (Military science)--American--France
Soldiers--American--France
Dwellings--France
Maintenance & repair--France