US Army armored recovery vehicles retrieving damaged tank near Beggendorf, Germany
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army armored recovery vehicles (ARVs) retrieving a damaged tank in a tilled field; the ARVs have hoisting cranes in place of gun turret. Official caption on front: "Tank recovery units operating under fire near Beggendorf. US Army Photo 170-8." Beggendorf, Germany. No date
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1944
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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Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
Armored vehicles--American--Germany
Hoisting machinery--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany