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A dead American soldier, his blood spattered over the ground, lies on the Rhine River bridge at Worms, Germany

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Worms, Germany, 1945: A dead American soldier, his blood spattered over the ground, lies on…

Worms, Germany, 03/21/1945

SC 203201Field no. ETO-HQ-45-22157RG 111
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A dead American soldier, his blood spattered over the ground, lies on the Rhine River bridge at Worms, Germany. The town fell to troops of the U. S. Third Army, 21 March 45.

Date
03/21/1945
Place
Worms, Germany · exact position
Photographer
Adrien J. Salvas
Units
4th Armored Division
People
Charles T. Plog
SC number
203201
Field number
ETO-HQ-45-22157
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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