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American troops advance through the streets of Aachen during the liberation of Germany.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 28278

American troops advance through the streets of Aachen during the liberation of Germany.

Overview

Caption: American troops advance through the streets of Aachen during the liberation of Germany.
Date: 1945
Locale: Aachen, [Prussian Rhineland; North Rhine-Westphalia] Germany
Variant Locale: Aix-la-Chapelle
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Kathleen Quinn

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Kathleen Quinn

Source Record ID: Collections: 2004.190

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Keyword: MILITARY OPERATIONS/BATTLES MILITARY VEHICLES SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN) STREET SCENES
Photo Designation: WORLD WAR II: ALLIED WAR EFFORT -- Allied Invasion/Fighting Units -- Military Action

Record last modified:: 2015-02-11 00:00:00
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