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Rest area France, 1945: Maj

Rest area France, 03/10/1945

SC 264631Field no. ETO-HQ-45-3125RG 111
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Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Hidgway CG of the XVIII Airborne Corps, presents unit citation to the 101st Airborne Division at a formal review at the Division's Rest Area in France. Citations were presented in recognition of the Division's participation in the Normandy invasion, when it was dropped behind the enemy lines before dawn on D-Day. The division fought overland through France and Belgium and made its historic stand at Bastogne. France

Date
03/10/1945
Place
Rest area France · approximate position
Photographer
Kohara
Units
101st Airborne Division
SC number
264631
Field number
ETO-HQ-45-3125
Album
101st Airborne Division
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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