Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1945: Major General Maxwell D

Original caption

Major General Maxwell D. Taylor, CG, 101st Airborne Division, presents citations to a platoon from each regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. These platoons comprise the honor guard. The units represented are the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, and the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Bn. Music is furnished during the ceremony by the 101st Airborne Division Band. U. S. Seventh Army, 101st Airborne Division, XV Corps, Berchtesgaden

Date

05/17/1945

Place

Berchtesgaden, Germany · approximate position

Photographer

Harriss

Units

101st Airborne Division

SC number

246945

Field number

ETO-HQ-45-36785

Album

101st Airborne Division

Source

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

Approximate position · Show on the photo map