American Occupation Troops Visit a German Palace

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Notes:

American doughboys enter a castle overlooking the Rhine River on a sight-seeing tour. These troops occupied Coblenz after the withdrawal of German forces in fulfillment of the Armistice of November 1918. American YMCA secretaries accompanied these forces and continued to provide extensive welfare services.

Date Created:

1919-01-01T00:00:00Z

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: Freedom’s Triumph: The Why, When and Where of the European Conflict. Chicago: Women’s Weekly, 1919, 127.

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https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/62