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<p><b><abbr class="BArch-tooltips" title="Short title assigned by the archive">Title</abbr>:</b> <b>Torgau, Begegnung amerikanische-sowjetische Soldaten</b>
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</p><p>ADN-ZB/Repro/ Torgau: Historische Begegnung<br>
Der erste direkte Kontakt zwischen den bereits auf deutschen Boden kämpfenden Armeen der UdSSR und der USA fand am 25. April 1945 bei Torgau an der Elbe statt. Unser Foto entstand einen Tag später und zeigt amerikanische und sowjetische Soldaten in den Straßen von Torgau.<br>
Reproduktion eines Fotos von Jack Connon (Signal Corps Photo).
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Connon, Jack
1945-04-26
Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dba/de/search/?query=Bild+183-1985-0531-314">Bild 183-1985-0531-314</a>