American troops retreating through the ruins of Nijmegen after failure of Operation Market Garden.
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Date taken: September 29, 1944
Waal River Crossing
http://www.csupomona.edu/~rosenkrant.../waalriver.htm
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American troops retreating through the ruins of Nijmegen after failure of Operation Market Garden.
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Date taken: September 29, 1944
Waal River Crossing
http://www.csupomona.edu/~rosenkrant.../waalriver.htm
Takeing a second look at this pic, they all look sad, and what is it around their necks?......Frank
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Originally Posted by frankderrico
Frank
as far as I can see it is a M2 Ammo bag. Did you see the local teen walking with helmet and Garand ?
Thanks Mark, I now see the teen with the M1 and helmet. The soldier to his right must have let him carry them for a kick. So at least he still had some humor, and thanks for the pic of the ammo bag.....Frank