US Army and Navy officers conferring on a Rhine riverbank, Germany, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Three United States Army and Navy officers having a conversation on a bank along the Rhine; landing craft are in the background. Official caption on front: "Army and Navy combined efforts in first inland amphibious operation in history, on Rhine River, Germany, 3-24-45. US Army Photo 156-8." Germany. 24 March 1945
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03/24/1945
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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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Deutschland
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51.500
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10.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military officers--American--Germany
Amphibious operations--Germany
Operation Plunder, 1945
Discussion--Germany