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Bradley, Patton, and Eisenhower inspected artwork hidden in the Merkers salt mine, Germany, 12 Apr 1945

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Caption     Bradley, Patton, and Eisenhower inspected artwork hidden in the Merkers salt mine, Germany, 12 Apr 1945 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Merkers, Thurgia, Germany
Date 12 Apr 1945
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Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   111-SC-204516
 
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Photos on Same Day 12 Apr 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,104 x 1,390 pixels



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