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[Second Platoon of Company C, 56th Armored Infantry Battalion]
Photograph of the members of the Second Platoon of Company C of the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion. The reverse side of the photo identifies each of the helmeted and uniformed men, as well as indicates that only ten remaining by January 19, 1945.
Date:
January 5, 1945
Creator:
Waddington, William, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[DeGaulle with Dignitaries]
Photograph of General Charles DeGaulle standing with local dignitaries celebrating the capture of the Colmar Pocket.
Date:
February 5, 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Soldiers By Tank]
Photograph of soldiers Carl Strang, Garet Shepard, Ben Cohen, and Kenneth Wright standing next to a tank. The turret has been painted with text reading: "Danger Round in Turr[et]".
Date:
February 5, 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Half-Tracks in France]
Photograph of half-tracks, full of 12th Armored Division soldiers, driving through muddy streets in Colmar, France. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
February 5, 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Moroccan and American Soldiers]
Photograph of U.S. and Moroccan troops awaiting the arrival of General DeGaulle in Rouffach, France. There are buildings visible in the background.
Date:
February 5, 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, 2nd Platoon, C Company]
Photograph of a large group of soldiers, some holding weapons, posing together in front of a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "2nd Platoon, 'C' Co., 56th AIB."
Date:
January 5, 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sign at the Blue Danube]
Photograph of a sign by the side of the road near the Danube River. There is a wooden house to the right, and several cars on the road. The text on the front of the photograph reads: "Sign says - You are now crossing the Beautiful Blue Danube - thru the courtesy of the 12th Armored Div. Dillingen, Germany May 5, 1945".
Date:
May 5, 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History