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The Allied Forces Enter Berlin: Fourth of July Celebration

63-410
Accession Number
63-410
4x6 inches (10x15 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348308865
Related Collection
Redding, John M. Papers
Keywords
Fourth of July celebrations
Tanks (Military science)
World War, 1939-1945
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Credit:
Haacker
British Combine

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
A view of a 48 gun salute by a group of M8, self propelled guns of the Second Armored Division for a Fourth of July celebration. Taken in the square of the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, previously known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. As this salute was being fired, the American flag was being raised alongside the Russian flag over the barracks to signify the official entry of American troops to the city.
Date(s)
July 4, 1945