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President Truman takes the Presidential salute in Berlin

63-1455-47
Accession Number
63-1455-47
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348307329
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Cabinet officers
Potsdam Conference, 1945
Presidents
HST Keywords
Flag of Liberation; Potsdam - Berlin; Truman - Potsdam - Berlin
People Pictured
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
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Credit:
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman takes the Presidential salute during the playing of the national anthem during the flag raising in Berlin. The "Flag of Liberation" used during the ceremony flew over the Capitol in Washington on December 7, 1941. It was raised in Rome on the day of its liberation on the July 4, 1944. Left to Right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, Jr., President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and General Omar N. Bradley. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.
Date(s)
July 20, 1945