American Occupation Troops Enter Hetzerath, Germany

Notes:

Four American soldiers, astride horses and carrying the American and regimental colors, led a column of U.S. troops through Hetzerath in the Rhineland. These troops are the lead elements of the American Army of Occupation which would set up operations at the Colblenz bridgehead under the terms of the Armistice of November 1918.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, YMCA, U.S. Occupation, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Katherine Mayo, "That Damn Y": A Record of Overseas Service, Boston: Houghton, 1920, 272B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/65