![Front: Simpson, Patton, Spaatz, Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Gerow. Back: Stearley, Vandenburg, Smith, Weiland, and Nugent. 12th Army Group Headquarters Bad Wildungen, Germany, 11 May 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/person_eisenhower4.jpg)
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| Caption | Front: Simpson, Patton, Spaatz, Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Gerow. Back: Stearley, Vandenburg, Smith, Weiland, and Nugent. 12th Army Group Headquarters Bad Wildungen, Germany, 11 May 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | SC 206143 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 1,913 x 1,528 pixels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 11 May 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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2. Anonymous says:
27 Dec 2018 07:28:55 PM
I inherited this photo from my father. It is in an old military frame with everyone pictured identified by typed paper taped to the back. It is awsome. My father died in 1979.
27 Dec 2018 07:28:55 PM
I inherited this photo from my father. It is in an old military frame with everyone pictured identified by typed paper taped to the back. It is awsome. My father died in 1979.
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Seated in front:
LtGen William H Simpson, US Ninth Army
Gen George S Patton, Jr., US Third Army
Gen Carl A Spaatz, USAAF
Gen of the Army Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander
Gen Omar Bradley, 12th Army Group
Gen Courtney H Hodges, US First Army
LtGen Leonard T Gerow, US Fifteenth Army
Standing:
BGen Ralph F Stearley, IX Tactical Air Command
LtGen Hoyt S Vandenburg, 9th Air Force
LtGen Walter B Smith, SHAEF Chief-of-Staff
MGen Otto P Weiland, XIX Tactical Air Command
BGenRichard E Nugent, XXIX Tactical Air Command