[Tanks and men of the 5th Division, 3rd US Army, advance through a forest south of Reisweiler, Germany. 11th Inf Reg., 5th Div., TUSA, Reisweiler, Germany.]

[Tanks and men of the 5th Division, 3rd US Army, advance through a forest south of Reisweiler, Germany. 11th Inf Reg., 5th Div., TUSA, Reisweiler, Germany.]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[Tanks and men of the 5th Division, 3rd US Army, advance through a forest south of Reisweiler, Germany. 11th Inf Reg., 5th Div., TUSA, Reisweiler, Germany.]

March 18, 1945
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10 × 12.8 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 263
Printed in purple ink on verso TLC: ETO HQ 45 21869 18 MAR \ CREDIT..U S ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG..1ST LT. M.A. FREEMAN (166) \ TANKS AND MEN OF THE 5TH DIVISION, 3RD U S \ ARMY, ADVANCE THROUGH A FOREST SOUTH OF [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ REISWEILER, GERMANY [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ 11TH INF REG., 5TH DIV., TUSA, REISWEILER, [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ GERMANY.
Stamped in purple ink on verso BR: CONFIDENTIAL \ [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 108 \ Date 22 MAR 1945 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: CWK 195
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