| Caption | American troops surrounded by German troops receiving D-ration chocolate bars and halazone water-purification tablets inside 105mm shells fired from howitzers, Belmont sector, France, 5 Nov 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||
| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 5 Nov 1944 | |||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
| Added Date | 27 Mar 2010 | |||||||
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| 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". | |||||||
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David Stubblebine says:
24 Mar 2015 03:29:50 PM
Mr. Marble (comment above): In researching my sources, I remain convinced that this image is the product of the United States Army and as such is squarely in the public domain. The sub-caption headings have been updated to reflect this. Thank you for your interest.
David Stubblebine says:24 Mar 2015 03:29:50 PM
Mr. Marble (comment above): In researching my sources, I remain convinced that this image is the product of the United States Army and as such is squarely in the public domain. The sub-caption headings have been updated to reflect this. Thank you for your interest.
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24 Mar 2015 10:52:55 AM
Sir, I'm looking for source information on the "American troops surrounded by German troops receiving D-ration chocolate bars and halazone water-purification tablets inside 105mm shells fired from howitzers, Belmont sector, France, 5 Nov 1944" photo. Is this a public domain photo?