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Nisei soldiers escorting captured Germans

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ddr-densho-37-21 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i37-00021)

National Archives and Records Administration Collection

Original caption: "German storm troopers surrender to rifleman of the 100th Infantry Battalion (Americans of Japanese ancestry), after a short but rather sharp exchange of fire. Fifth Army, Orciano area, Italy, July 15, 1944."

July 15, 1944

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