Memorial Service Held in Pegnitz for Fallen Soldiers

A wreath is laid in front of a rotor blade of a Chinook CH-47, representing the 1971 crash and honoring the 37 fallen Soldiers, during a memorial service in Pegnitz, Germany, Aug. 18, 2026. On Aug. 18, 1971, 37 Soldiers died near Pegnitz, Germany, resulting in the most casualties involving American troops in West Germany since the end of World War II. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Thomas Dixon)

Date

2026-08-17

Photographer / author

U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Thomas Dixon

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

2,240 × 3,360 pixels

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