| Caption | Major General William Simpson and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery touring the city of Aachen, Germany, 31 Dec 1944. Ten weeks earlier, Aachen became the first city inside Germany to be occupied by the Allies. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Photographer | John Morris | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | B13223 | |||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 31 Dec 1944 | |||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Aachen, Germany | |||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
| Added Date | 3 Dec 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Licensing | Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957. | |||||||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Aachen, Germany |
| Lat/Long | 50.7745, 6.0848 |
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