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Four shells pierced the armor of this German tank which carried a 308-mm howitzer
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Rodingen, Germany, 1945: Four shells pierced the armor of this German tank which carried a…

Rodingen, Germany, 03/19/1945

SC 202872Field no. ETO-HQ-45-21552RG 111
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Four shells pierced the armor of this German tank which carried a 308-mm howitzer. The tank, one track gone, was knocked out on the western front. 3/19/45.

Date
03/19/1945
Place
Rodingen, Germany · approximate position
Photographer
Sharetts
SC number
202872
Field number
ETO-HQ-45-21552
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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