US Army soldiers and tanks advancing into Nuremberg, Germany, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers and tanks advancing down a city street with rubble on either side; bombed out buildings are in the background. Official caption on front: "Moving into Nuernberg [sic], Nazi Party shrine, 18 April 1945. US Army Photo 169-3." Nuremberg, Germany. 18 April 1945

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04/18/1945
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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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Nürnberg
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49.448
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11.068
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Germany
Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Debris--Germany