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Near Arbrefontaine, Belgium, 1945: A dead German soldier lies in front of a wrecked American jeep near…
Near Arbrefontaine, Belgium, 01/07/1945
SC 198573Field no. ETO-HQ-45-6572RG 111
Original caption
A dead German soldier lies in front of a wrecked American jeep near Abrefontaine, Belgium. The jeep had been captured and used by the Germans, until it was machine gunned by American troops, wrecking it and killing the German driver. 82nd A/B Division sector. Belgium. 1/7/45
- Date
- 01/07/1945
- Place
- Near Arbrefontaine, Belgium · approximate position
- Photographer
- Massenge
- Units
- 82nd Airborne Division
- SC number
- 198573
- Field number
- ETO-HQ-45-6572
- Album
- 82nd Airborne Division
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs
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