US Army tanks rolling down bombed out Nuremberg, Germany, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Three United States Army tanks rolling down a street surrounded by bombed out buildings and debris. Official caption on front: "Tanks roll through razed city of Nuernberg [sic]. US Army Photo 169-7." Nuremberg, Germany. 1945

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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: 
Tanks (Military science)--American--Germany
Cities & towns--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany