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[66th AIB Dug-In In a Field]

Copy photograph of 66th Armored Infantry Battalion troops dug-in in a field prior to the attack on Nassig, Germany. The 43rd Tank Battalion tanks are in the background. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[66th AIB Mortar Crews]

Copy photograph of 66th Armored Infantry Battalion mortar crews set up in the middle of a field outside the German town of Nassig. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Half-Tracks in Dinkelsbühl, Germany]

Photograph of half-tracks carrying American soldiers through a brick street in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Stone buildings line the road. The photo is shot through a sidewalk arch which contains woman holding a child.
Date: April 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Tank in Field]

Copy photograph of a tank in a field. There are tracks in the mud around the tank. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ammo Dump]

Photograph of a field with a large cloud of smoke above it and trees in the distance. A handwritten note on the back says, "Ammunition Dump Blown up by the Krauts near Warburg, Germany, April 1945."
Date: April 1945
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur J. Wagenkneckt on Lavingen Bridge]

Photograph of Arthur J. Wagenknecht near Lauingen Bridge on the Danube River, taken on April 22nd, 1945.
Date: April 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At Railroad Crossing]

Photograph of soldiers moving logs at a railroad crossing near Nuremberg, Germany. The man on the left, carrying a log, is Karl Olsen, and the man facing the camera on the right is Marvin Bertelson. The rest are unidentified.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B Company Moving Towards Schweinfurt]

Photograph of of B-Company on the way towards Schweinfurt, Germany in April, 1945.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Battlefield Outside Nassig]

Copy photograph of the battlefield outside the German town of Nassig, where the 43rd Tank Battalion fought. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bodies on the Ground]

Photograph of bodies on the ground in Landsberg, Germany.
Date: April 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Across the Rhine]

Photograph of the Alexander M. Patch bridge across the Rhine River at Worms. The old bridge, which was blown down by the Germans during their retreat, is visible to the left.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Sweeping a German Street]

Photograph of two German girls sweeping debris from a street with brooms while United States military personnel and other adults move around medical trucks. Various buildings line the street.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clifford Koah and a Friend]

Photograph of Cliff Koah and another man posing together for against a lightly hued backdrop. Both men are wearing dark buttoned shirts.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Column of Tanks March to Nuremberg]

Photograph of a column of tanks waiting beside a forest. Sever have soldiers sitting on top of their hulls or standing beside them.
Date: April 16, 1945
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Convoys in Germany]

Two photographs taken in Germany. In the top photo, a convoy moves through a German village in Bavaria. The pink panels on the roof of several vehicles indicate friendly troops to aircraft. In the bottom photo, another convoy moves through a German town heading for Murnau, Germany and the Austrian Alps.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262]

Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The tail of the jet is camouflaged and the vertical tail fin is painted with a white background and a swastika. The tail has been broken off and is lying on top of the left wing. "Jet German Plane" is handwritten on the lower portion of the photo.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Standing by a Covered 155mm Gun]

Photograph of Dan Melli standing in front of a 155mm gun that has been covered with canvas. Behind him, a surgical truck sits between two wooden houses.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Disking a Vetch and Rye Cover Crop in Orchard

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man on a tractor disking a vetch and rye cover crop in orchard. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Disking vetch and rye cover crop, fertilized with 220 lbs. per acre of superphosphate, in 60 acre orchard. Cover crop planted first of October 1944. After being disked the residue left on the surface of the soil conserves moisture and reduces run-off and erosion. This land formerly was in peanuts; peach trees were planted after cow peas had been grown 2 years. Cover crop clipping best yielded 10.1 tons per acre of green matter."
Date: April 26, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Donald Hoppe By Truck]

Photograph of Donald Hoppe standing against a truck in Germany.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eight Soldiers]

Photograph of eight unidentified soldiers from A Company of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion posing together in front of a tree in Germany. A field and trees are visible in the background.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entering Nassig]

Copy photograph of the first infantrymen arriving at the barn to the left. Tanks drive towards the town. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope from a Letter Sent to Captain Charles R. Griggs, April 3, 1945]

Envelope from a letter sent to Captain Charles R. Griggs of the 49th Armored Infantry Division in the 8th Armored Division. This letter was sent to the postmaster in New York City, New York.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Field Fertilizer and Rye Variety Test; Winter Cover Crop

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men inspecting and testing various grasses and field fertilizers. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field fertilizer and rye variety test; winter cover crop. Left: Strip Abruzzi rye (30#) and hairy vetch (10#) per acre, unfertilized. Center: Strip common rye (30#) and hairy vetch (10#) fertilized with 120# superphosphate (0-20-0) per acre. All strips planted October 29, 1944 (to be harvested for seed). Results per acre: Right strips (Fertilized) Hairy Vetch, 8494#-4 ¼ Tons, Rye, 1 ¾ T. Total, 6 T. Middle Strip (Fertilized). Left Strip (Unfertilized) Hairy vetch, 103#--1/20 Tons, Rye 1 ½ T. Total, 1 ½ T. Soil: 7-9-B-2."
Date: April 26, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Reads a Document Aboard Plane]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz leaning back as he reads a document aboard his plane. He is wearing a light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front and five stars pinned to either side of his collar. In front of Flt. Adm. Nimitz is a black desk with a magazine on top, and behind him a jacket is stretched over his chair.
Date: April 26, 1945
Creator: United States. Navy
System: The Portal to Texas History