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File:SC 337380 - (409th Task Force photo series) Here, infantrymen advance across the road and over a fence towards the enemy positions. 1 May, 1945. (52209161709).jpg

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Entering Austria, tanks of the 781st Tank Bn., tank destroyers of the 614th TD Bn., and infantry of the 409th Inf. Regt., 103rd Div., all part of a task force spearheading the division's drive into Austria, met the first organized resistance when German troops (students at an OCS nearby) took positions in the high mountains at the German-Austro border and tried to prevent the Task Force's entry into Austria. The Task Force is firing at German positions with rifles, machine guns and 75mm guns mounted on tanks.

7th Army, 781st Tank Battalion, 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 1st Battalion, 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division, VI Corps.

Photographer: T/4 Irving Leibowitz, 163rd Signal Photo Co.

Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive.
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Source SC 337380 - (409th Task Force photo series) Here, infantrymen advance across the road and over a fence towards the enemy positions. 1 May, 1945.
Author Signal Corps Archive from United States

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Signal Corps Archive at https://flickr.com/photos/186360156@N02/52209161709. It was reviewed on 14 July 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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