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Sharpshooters aim at German snipers who fired at a Dutch victory parade in Utrecht.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 78902

Sharpshooters aim at German snipers who fired at a Dutch victory parade in Utrecht.

Original caption reads: "Crowds celebrating victory in the streets of Utrecht, Holland, are fired on by Nazi fanatics hiding in a building overlooking the parade. After a sharp skirmish, the Germans were captured by Dutch patriots and the celebration was resumed. Here, as the Nazis open fire on the victory crowds, Dutch patriots go into action".

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Caption: Sharpshooters aim at German snipers who fired at a Dutch victory parade in Utrecht.

Original caption reads: "Crowds celebrating victory in the streets of Utrecht, Holland, are fired on by Nazi fanatics hiding in a building overlooking the parade. After a sharp skirmish, the Germans were captured by Dutch patriots and the celebration was resumed. Here, as the Nazis open fire on the victory crowds, Dutch patriots go into action".
Date: 1945
Locale: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ron Leidelmeyer

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Ron Leidelmeyer

Source Record ID: Collections: 2013.466

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Keyword: DUTCH LIBERATION DAY MILITARY VEHICLES STREET SCENES WEAPONS/ARMS
Photo Designation: LIBERATION -- The Netherlands

Record last modified:: 2015-05-07 00:00:00
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