US Army soldiers taking cover from German fire, Brest, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers taking cover behind two war-damaged buildings. Official caption on front: "Advancing under German machine gun fire in Brest, 9-9-44. US Army Photo 181-19." Brest, France. 9 September 1944

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09/09/1944
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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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Brest
Latitude: 
48.383
Longitude: 
-4.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--France
Cities & towns--France
Brest, Battle of, Brest, France, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
Cities & towns--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France