87th Infantry 345 Regiment April 7th , 8th, 9th 1945
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Here is the photo mentioned.

Caption reads:

 

"Smiles of victory light the faces of these Canadian soldiers whom

the infantrymen of the 87th Division, 3rd U.S. Army have just liberated

from two years of imprisonment in Germany. The Canadians were captured

in the ill-fated Dieppe Raid on Aug. 19, 1942.

 

"87th INF DIV, 345 REGT, TUSA, Tambach, Germany.

 

Date: 9 April 1945.

 

Photographer: SSGT Eugene Abrams, 166 SPC

 

III-SC 387100, Credit NARA.

 

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87th Infantry 345 Regiment April 7th , 8th, 9th 1945 - by rrh0325 - 02-27-2012, 12:38 PM
87th Infantry 345 Regiment April 7th , 8th, 9th 1945 - by SonofaMP - 02-27-2012, 10:29 PM

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