Two soldiers of US 7th Army about to cross from Austria into Italy at the Brenner Pass, 4 May 1945

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Caption     Two soldiers of US 7th Army about to cross from Austria into Italy at the Brenner Pass, 4 May 1945 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Austria
Date 4 May 1945
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Source    ww2dbasePersonal Collection of General Charles D. Palmer
 
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Photos on Same Day 4 May 1945
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 918 x 715 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
14 Sep 2015 05:15:32 AM

Are you sure it's not the other way around? The word "Italia" on the post in foreground would seem to indicate the two soldiers were leaving Italy.
2. Anonymous says:
27 Nov 2019 01:55:35 PM

No, they're entering Italy. It is the Italian side.

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