Study Title: Sky Soldiers
cross RR X-ing
Subject: On September
18th 1944 Paratroopers of the 506th
cross the Rail Road crossing on Fellenoord and Paralell Weg.
Many amateur photographers and
cameramen were present. A photo
gallery.
Date: September 18th, 1944
Location: Eindhoven,
Holland
These are the photographs that
were taken at the Rail Road
crossing that day.
Details of interest are:
-
the civilian horse drawn
carts used to haul equipment
-
the 'pepper mill' concrete booth
for policemen to direct traffic
on the crossing
-
General Taylor and his staff
inspecting the capture of
Eindhoven in their jeep
-
the Red Cross bicycle ambulance
used to bring wounded to the
Binnen Ziekenhuis-hospital in
the center of Eindhoven.
Some photographs appear twice,
but in different format or
detail.
(click on
pictures to enlarge)
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