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Troopers of the 101st Airborne Division enter the town of Berchtesgaden, only to find it has been taken by another Division

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Berchtesgaden, Austria, 1945: Troopers of the 101st Airborne Division enter the town of…

Berchtesgaden, Austria, 05/05/1945

SC 333021Field no. ETO-HQ-45-36287RG 111
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Troopers of the 101st Airborne Division enter the town of Berchtesgaden, only to find it has been taken by another Division. 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Divsion, XXI Corps, Berchtesgaden, Germany. 5 May 1945

Date
05/05/1945
Place
Berchtesgaden, Austria · approximate position
Photographer
Harriss
Units
101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
SC number
333021
Field number
ETO-HQ-45-36287
Album
101st Airborne Division
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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