Battered Bamberg Cleared of Enemy, Bamberg, Germany

Identifier:

041186

Collection Number:

A&M 3904

Title:

Battered Bamberg Cleared of Enemy, Bamberg, Germany

Date:

1945/04/14

Description:

Information on back of photo reads: "Civilians move about on a street in a shell-torn Bamberg, Germany, after occupation of the city by troops of the Seventh U.S. Army April 14, 1945. Enemy forces withdrew from the medieval city, 30 miles northwest of Nurenberg, after a short fight. The retreating Nazis blew up the bridge across the Main and Renitz Rivers, leaving Bamberg an island."

Acquisition Source:

Webb, Barry H.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView