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[Photograph of Mounted Soldiers on Street]

Photograph of a long line of soldiers riding horses through an empty city street. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "A street in Deidesheim Germany. March 1945. During our dash to the Rhine hundreds of horses were killed or captured from the Germans. Some wandered loose for days and were finally rounded up by GI's."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Street in Deidesheim, Germany]

Photograph of an army truck on a street lined with buildings. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Street scene - Deidesheim, Germany. March 1945. Note the public water pump in the foreground."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Leon D. Laffal with Rifle]

Photograph of Leon D. Laffal standing next to a Browning Automatic Rifle. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "T/Sgt Leon D. "Dave" Laffal. Deidesheim, Germany, March 1945. 12th Armored Div."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield in Deidesheim, Germany]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in an alley between two buildings. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "The 'mansion' where we lived in Deidesheim in March 1945 just before crossing the Rhine. The place didn't look like much from the outside. This is the place which had the huge wine cellar I described to you in one of my letters. Champagne flowed like water!"
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History