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U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph
France, 1945: General Dwight D
France, 03/15/1945
SC 202673Field no. ETO-HQ-45-3344RG 111
Original caption
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, inspects the men of the 101st Airborne Division. He 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
- People
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- SC number
- 202673
- Field number
- ETO-HQ-45-3344
- Album
- 101st Airborne Division
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs
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