Sergeant Paul Campbell (foreground) of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, accompanied by two infantrymen, searches lined-up civilians in Recklinghausen, Germany for concealed weapons April, 26,1945.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 49996

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Caption: Sergeant Paul Campbell (foreground) of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, accompanied by two infantrymen, searches lined-up civilians in Recklinghausen, Germany for concealed weapons April, 26,1945.

They are looking for a Nazi sniper who fired on a Ninth U.S Army soldier. Recklinghausen, a Ruhr town 23 miles northeast of Duisburg, was captured April 3. [original caption]
Date: 1945 April 26
Locale: Recklinghausen, [Prussia; North Rhine-Westphalia] Germany
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Joseph Eaton

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Joseph Eaton

Source Record ID: Collections: 2010.197

Keyword: ARRESTS/CAPTURE GERMANS INSPECTIONS SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN) SURRENDER WEAPONS/ARMS YOUTH (13-20 YEARS)
Photo Designation: WORLD WAR II: ALLIED WAR EFFORT -- Allied Invasion/Fighting Units -- Military Action