34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 34th Infantry Division,, was a German military unit that fought in the Battle of France and on the Eastern Front during World War II. The division was first formed following the expansion of the army under Adolf Hitler's leadership, but finally disbanded following their surrender to the Americans in Italy.
34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Marshal Albert Kesselring (left) and the commander of the 253rd Infantry Regiment and future divisional commander, Colonel Ferdinand Hippel, on the Italian Front, September 1944.
Second Battle of the Alps
The Second Battle of the Alps was a military campaign fought between combined German and Italian Social Republic forces, and the re-established French Republic led by Charles de Gaulle.
Stuart tank preserved as memorial to the Battle of Authion
Charles de Gaulle
Field Marshal Harold Alexander