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U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph
Rest area France, 1945: Maj
Rest area France, 03/10/1945
SC 264628Field no. ETO-HQ-45-3124RG 111
Original caption
Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, CG of the XVIII Airborne Corps, reviews the 101st Airborne Division at its rest area in France prior to presenting unit citations in recognition of the division's participation in the initial Normandy Invasion when it dropped behind enemy lines before dawn of D-Day. The Division fought overland and eventually made its historic stand at Bastogne. France 10 Mar 1945
- Date
- 03/10/1945
- Place
- Rest area France · approximate position
- Photographer
- Kohara
- Units
- 101st Airborne Division
- SC number
- 264628
- Field number
- ETO-HQ-45-3124
- Album
- 101st Airborne Division
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs
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