Oscar W. Koch photograph collection. 1944-1945.

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Oscar W. Koch photograph collection. 1944-1945.

Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains photographs of the following military units: Third (3rd) Army; 16th Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The Oscar W. Koch photograph collection consists mostly of photographs of war room situation maps housed in the G-2 section of Third Army Headquarters. These show the daily progression of the war in Europe during the months of June through October 1944. There are a few photos of soldier activity in Tunisia and Sicily along with some good terrain vistas. Nine aerial views of Paris all have the Eiffel Tower shown in prominence and there are several photos of Igor Stravinsky with his friend Severin Kavenoki.

1 box (224 photographs)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599247

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971

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Russian born composer and conductor. From the description of Audio materials [sound recording]. 1931-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723194 Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer. From the description of Sketchbook, [1917?]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465769 Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress, set to the libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, was inspired by William Hogarth's series of paintings. Stravinsky had wan...

Koch, Oscar W.

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Oscar W. Koch was a United States (U.S.) Army intelligence officer. He was a 2nd lieutenant, Cavalry; 1st lieutenant and captain, Signal Corps; major and lieutenant colonel, Inspector General's Department; G-2, 2nd Armored Division; chief of staff, Western Task Force - Operation Torch; G-2, I Armored Corps; colonel, G-2, II Corps; G-2, 7th Army; G-2, 3rd Army and attained the rank of brigadier general. From the description of The Oscar W. Koch papers, 1916-1967. (US Army, Mil Hist In...

Kavenoki, Severin

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United States. Army. Army, 3rd

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Formed in 1918, the Third United States Army was commanded by General George Patton during World War II. From the description of Third United States Army Publication, undated (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 49047743 ...