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Photograph of street scene in Dreiborn, Germany, 1944

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Photograph of street scene in Dreiborn, Germany, 1944

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Title	Photograph of street scene in Dreiborn, Germany, 1944
Personal name	Thompson, Joe, Jr. 1919-
Corporate name	United States. Army Air Forces. Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 109th United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 9th
Topical entry	Military History World War II War Veterans--Tennessee--History--Sources World War, 1939-1945--Photography World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Geographic entry	Dreiborn (Germany)
Description	Street scene in Dreiborn, Germany, 1944. Shows battle-scarred buildings, muddy street, many communications wires, and an American jeep and an MP at an intersection. A church steeple, shrouded in mist, was occupied by a German sniper who killed an MP shortly before this photograph was taken. Americans subsequently killed the sniper, who tumbled out of the steeple "just like in the movies" Thompson said. The numerous communications wires in the foreground indicate the area changed hands often; each side would cut their enemy's wires, and string their own. Joe Thompson Jr., a native Nashvillian, served in the Army Air Corps in the 109th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron of the 9th Air Force in Europe during World War II. He took numerous photographs during his off-duty time. Forms part of the Veterans History Project. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 120 mm.
Creator	Thompson, Joe, Jr. 1919- (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Date	1944
Type	Still Image; Negatives; Photographs
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	VHP-WWII-Thompson-CS33-b3-51b-b
Relation	Veterans History Project collection, World War II Series, Joe Thompson Jr. papers
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-VHP-WWII-Thompson-CS33-b3-51b-b