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International News Photos Battle Weary Hungarian Freedom Fighters Enter Austria

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09677.14 Author/Creator: International News Photos Place Written: Nickelsdorf, Austria Type: Photograph Date: 6 November 1956 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated November 6, 1956. Shows a group of men walking towards the photographer. There are other men watching as they pass. The attached press release reports that Hungarian freedom fighters are walking directly towards Austria's border guards. The release also notes that the rebellion in Hungary was, "stamped out" by the Soviet Union over the weekend. The photo is stamped on the back with International News Photos information.

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