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Deutsch: Infanteristen des amerikanischen 255. Infanterieregiments in Waldenburg nach einem Angriff der 63. Division.
English: "Infantrymen of the 255th Infantry Regiment move down a street in Waldenburg to hunt out the Hun after a recent raid by 63rd Division".
Français : Combats de rue à Waldenburg, au Bade-Wurtemberg (Allemagne) à la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale.
Légende originale: "Fantassins du 255e régiment descendant une rue de Waldenburg, pourchassant les Huns après un raid de la 63e Division."
Date Taken on 16 April 1945
Source https://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/images/ww2-119.jpg (English text from https://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/). Originally from de.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
Author 2d Lt. Jacob Harris. This edit (remove stains and catalogue number, slight contrast and sharpness enhancement) by mixpix 09:53, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
Other versions this edit based on Image:Ww2-Waldenburg.jpg (with cat number)
Image:Waldenburgapl1945.jpg (larger file, poorly retouched)
Image:Waldenburgapl1945a.jpg (cleaned-up version of larger file)
Camera location49° 11′ 21.84″ N, 9° 38′ 34.8″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
There is a discrepancy of 32 meters between the above coordinates and the ones stored at SDC (49°11′21″N 9°38′36″E, precision: 5 m). Please reconcile them.

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