US Army tanks firing at German forces, Alsdorf, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Column of smoke rising from a burning building; United States Army tanks are in the foreground. Official caption on front: "Working on positions near Alsdorf, Germany, 12-14-44. US Army Photo 170-11." Alsdorf, Germany. 14 December 1944

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12/14/1944
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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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Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Fires--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany