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Bleialf, Germany, 1945: Pathfinders of the 101st Airborne Division, dropped in advance to…
Bleialf, Germany, 02/13/1945
SC 380382Field no. ETO-HQ-45-13207RG 111
Original caption
Pathfinders of the 101st Airborne Division, dropped in advance to direct the dropping of supplies on the 4th Infantry Division Sector, unpack rations and equipment for directing planes to the drop zone. It became necessary to drop supplies by air when rains and early thaw made roads impassable in this area. 13 Feb 1945
- Date
- 02/13/1945
- Place
- Bleialf, Germany · exact position
- Photographer
- T. G. Halkias
- Units
- 101st Airborne Division, 4th Infantry Division
- SC number
- 380382
- Field number
- ETO-HQ-45-13207
- Album
- 101st Airborne Division
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs
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