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[Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof]

Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station of Hannover, Germany. A sign written with "Hannover Hbf" stands in front of a structure with a rounded roof that covers the tracks.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof]

Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station of Hannover, Germany. A sign written with "Hannover Hbf" stands in front of a structure with a rounded roof that covers the tracks. A series of metal poles and a stairway can be seen to the left.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Soldiers at Attention]

Photograph of two lines of German soldiers standing at attention.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Passing a Tank]

Photograph of cavalry soldiers passing a tank to the left.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers and a Horse]

Photograph of soldiers loading a horse into a train car.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Retrieving Weapon]

Photograph of a soldier wearing a large overcoat leaning over a prone body to retrieve a weapon. There is snow on the ground.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Soldiers in a Boxcar]

Photograph of four German soldiers standing at the railing inside a boxcar.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier in Field]

Photograph of a soldier running through a field with a gun in his hands.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Soldiers at a Meeting]

Photograph of hundreds of German soldiers sitting on a hillside during a meeting. There are several trees on the hill, and rocks in the background.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in a Circle]

Photograph of several uniformed soldiers standing in a circle, with their right hands raised. In the foreground, three rifles are propped upright in a tepee; there are ranks of soldiers in lines visible in the background. A strip of paper is attached to the top with the words: "Vereidigung der Männer der SS-Kavallerie-Division." Another strip of text is affixed to the back, with the text "Von jeder Abteilung tritt einer heraus und die eine Hand auf den Degen gelegt, die Rechte hochgehoben legen sie den feirlicher Eid ab." and there is a stamp written in German.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers Watching Burning Building]

Photograph of three soldiers wearing heavy coats and lying down in the snow. They watch a burning building in the background.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Attacking]

Photograph of soldiers jumping over a fence made of logs to attack a smoking town.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Women in Uniform]

Photograph of German women in uniform standing in a line.
Date: [1939..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hotel Ehrenbachhöhe]

Photograph of Hotel Ehrenbachhöhe, a multi-story structure with a dark brick upper structure and white stone lower portions. The building's name is written across its side.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bürgerbräukeller Entrance Arch]

Photograph of the entrance arch of Bürgerbräukeller. The word "Bürgerbräukeller" appears on the arch and is split into three parts. The words are surrounded by a stone relief shaped like a wreath of hops.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Leaning on a Car Door]

Photograph of a soldier leaning against an open car door on a residential street. The soldier is wearing a garrison cap, uniform jacket, and tie. Rows of houses and vegetation line both sides of the street.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. B. Cummings Sitting on a Heidenheim Road Sign]

Photograph of W. B. Cummings wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap while sitting on top of a stone sign that says "Heinheim 4 Km." He is sitting with his legs draped over the sides of the sign. Trees are visible behind him and a road runs along the left side of the photo.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sergeant Standing by Sign Pointing to Dischingen, Germany]

Photograph of a uniformed U.S. Army sergeant standing by a black-bordered sign pointing leftward and painted with "Dischingen 3Km." The sign is mounted on a building with a shuttered window.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Scrapbook, Page 1]

Photographs of Dan Melli in and around the envirions of Blaubeuren, Germany. The image on the top left shows an American military parked by a Blaubeuren sign at a railroad station. The top right image shows Dan Melli sitting by a medical truck that has "Louise" written on its covering. The center picture features a blurry soldier standing in front of a captured German train with piles of open crates nearby. Dan Melli poses with a wrought iron fence on the bottom left, and with two young German children on the bottom right.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Schloß Taxis mit Dischingen vom Flugzeug aus

Postcard featuring an aerial view of Schloß Taxis and the surrounding area. Schloß Taxis is a castle with a large primary building that is surrounded by smaller secondary buildings. A forest is visible to the right, and a village in the background is located among vast expanses of fields.
Date: unknown
Creator: A. Weber & Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Men beginning to be discharged!]

Photographs of soldiers preparing to be discharged and leave Germany. The first photo involves a First Sergeant calling out while holding a paper. Soldiers mill about to the right, with Ferdinand Caravelli looking towards the camera. The middle-left photo shows Joe Hurt carrying a full sack over his back and standing in a street. The middle-right photo shows Nathan Levine standing in front of a German theater. The bottom photo is a close up of Dan Melli and a man named John. They are smiling, standing in front of a wall, and wearing shirts and ties.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jake Porciello by German Street Sign]

Photograph of Jake Porciello wearing a United States Army uniform and standing next to a German street sign for "Kaiser Strasse." Trees, a pedestrian, and a building are visible behind him.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Amundson and Nuremberg Sign]

Photograph of John Amundson standing amid the rubble of ruined buildings. He is wearing a helmet and a field jacket. To the left is a street sign pointing to the right that is printed with the words "Nürnberg 35 km, Wilhermsdorf 6km."
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Soldiers at a German Train Station]

Photograph several uniformed United States Army soldiers standing at a covered German train station. The three soldiers in front are identified as Vernon Raschko, Merril McCarty, and Patrick McEachern. A sign labeled "Ausgang" hangs above them.
Date: 1944
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History