France, 1945: General Dwight D

Original caption

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, salutes the colors of the 101st Airborne Division. Gen. Eisenhower presented the division with the Presidential Citation, the first time an entire division has been so honored. In hastily prepared positions, cut off from supplies, the division heroically defended Bastogne, Belgium, against eight German divisions, preventing a break-through. 3/15/45.

Date

03/15/1945

Place

France · approximate position

Photographer

Moore

Units

101st Airborne Division

SC number

202672

Field number

ETO-HQ-45-3342

Album

101st Airborne Division

Source

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

Approximate position · Show on the photo map