[The sheriff of Castellaun, Germany, waits for the prisoner of war truck, while 5th infantry division, 3rd US Army Infantrymen stack confiscate German rifles. (m) 11th Inf Regt., 5th Inf Div. TUSA, Castellaun, Germany.]

[The sheriff of Castellaun, Germany, waits for the prisoner of war truck, while 5th infantry division, 3rd US Army Infantrymen stack confiscate German rifles. (m) 11th Inf Regt., 5th Inf Div. TUSA, Castellaun, Germany.]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[The sheriff of Castellaun, Germany, waits for the prisoner of war truck, while 5th infantry division, 3rd US Army Infantrymen stack confiscate German rifles. (m) 11th Inf Regt., 5th Inf Div. TUSA, Castellaun, Germany.]

March 16, 1945
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.1 × 13.2 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 246
Printed in purple ink on verso TLC: ETO HQ 45 20909 16 MAR \ CREDIT..U S ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG.. 1ST LT M.A. FREEMAN (166) \ THE SHERIFF OF CASTELLAUN, GERMANY, WAITS \ FOR THE PRISONER
Stamped in purple ink on verso BR: CONFIDENTIAL \ [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 108 \ Date 19 MAR 1945 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: D 165
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