Wereth, Belgium, 1945: "Stars and Stripes" - a newspaper for servicemen at the front

Original caption

"Stars and Stripes" - a newspaper for servicemen at the front. These American Infantrymen, of the 82nd Airborne Division, take a few minutes to catch up on the news. The Germans gave little resistance in this woodland area near a town in Belgium. 1st Battalion. 1/29/45.

Date

01/29/1945

Place

Wereth, Belgium · approximate position

Photographer

Salis

Units

82nd Airborne Division, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment

SC number

199649

Field number

ETO-HQ-45-10782

Album

82nd Airborne Division

Source

U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

Approximate position · Show on the photo map