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Allied Forces Enter Berlin: Tank In Front of Wreckage Surrounded by a Crowd

63-444
Accession Number
63-444
4x6 inches (10x15 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348308939
Related Collection
Redding, John M. Papers
Keywords
Crowds
Soldiers
Streets
Tanks (Military science)
World War, 1939-1945
War damage
HST Keywords
Germany, Berlin; World War II
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British Combine

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
One of the first American tanks of the Second Armored Division to make their appearance in the heart of Berlin, Germany. This tank is one of the outposts on the Haupstrasse near the center and the curious crowds standing about looking at the wreckage of the area are in the background.
Date(s)
1945