| National Archives caption: “Infantryman goes out on a one-man sortie, covered by a buddy in the background. 82nd Airborne Division.” 1st official caption: “While digging in on front-line positions just outside of Bra, Belgium, soldiers of Company H, Third Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division met a patrol of Nazi SS troopers who were on reconnaissance. In the resulting clash several of the Germans were killed. Photos show the capture of one. (C). Company H, Third Battalion, 504th Infantry Parachute Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Bra, Belgium.” 2nd official caption: “Technician Fifth Class Emil Edgren. One of the infantrymen goes out on a one-man sortie, covered by a buddy with a thirty-caliber machine gun. Eighty-Second Airborne Division, Bra, Belgium.” Technician 5th Class Emil D. Edgren (October 8, 1949 – August 9, 2020) took this photograph of an 82nd Airborne Division soldier, armed with a Thompson submachine gun, crossing under fire during the battle for Bra. On December 25, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division took up new defensive positions on an along Bergifaz, Bra, Vaux, and Chavanne. The other 3 regiments of the Division pulled back to new positions. | |
| Image Filename | wwii0328.jpg |
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| Image Dimensions | 2916 x 2344 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Army Signal Corps |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | December 25, 1944 |
| Location | |
| City | Bra |
| State or Province | Wallonia |
| Country | Belgium |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | NWDNS-111-SC-197861 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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