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Allied Forces Enter Berlin: Officers at a Fourth of July Celebration

63-423
Accession Number
63-423
4x6 inches (10x15 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348308893
Related Collection
Redding, John M. Papers
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Fourth of July celebrations
World War, 1939-1945
People Pictured
Barinov, Nikolai Nikolaivitch
Beauchesne, Joffre de
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981
Parks, Floyd Lavinius, 1896-1959
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British Combine

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
One view of a Fourth of July celebration at the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, formerly known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. It was here that the American flag was officially raised alongside the Russian flag to signify the official entry of American troops into the city. Officers of rank who attended the ceremony include, from left to right: General Omar Bradley; Nikolai N. Barinov, commander of the Russian Berlin guards battalion; Major General Floyd Parks; and Major General Joffre de Beauchesne, who will command the French troops in Berlin. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
July 4, 1945