West. Front 44/45

A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the U.S. Army's First Division on the morning of June 6, 1944 (D-Day) at Omaha Beach.

The pilot of a C-47 cargo transport crash lands safely after having dropped supplies to elements of the 101st Airborne Division which has successfully repulsed all attempts to capture the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium. 30 Dec 1944

Briealf, Germany - C-47s of the 101st Airborne Division drop supplies on the 4th Infantry Division Sector. This became necessary when rains and early thaw made roads impassable in this area. The supplies consisted of rations, gas, and ammunition. 13 February 1945

Briealf, Germany (probably: Bleialf)- C-47s of the 101st Airborne Division drop supplies on the 4th Infantry Division Sector. This became necessary when rains and early thaw made roads impassable in this area. The supplies consisted of rations, gas, and ammunition.

PFC R. Larock, Helena, Mont., relaxes after battle by playing piano in a wrecked German beer hall. Co. E, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, Ubach, Germany.

Co. C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.

Deep in the Hurtgen forest, in Germany, American infantrymen move across a bridge over a small stream. A tank, part of the new Allied offensive, can be seen in the background.

Co. K, 398th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division. Rosteig Area, France. December 5, 1944.

American infantrymen move through Hurtgen, Germany, on their way to the front lines. Company I, 181st Regiment, 8th Infantry Division.

A wounded soldier is carried back to the aid post by his comrades, on a stretcher improvised from a door on which straw has been placed. They are all members of H Company, 2nd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in Belgium.

A wounded soldier is carried back to the aid post by his comrades, on a stretcher improvised from a door on which straw has been placed. They are all members of H Company, 2nd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in Belgium.

A wounded soldier is carried back to the aid post by his comrades, on a stretcher improvised from a door on which straw has been placed. They are all members of H Company, 2nd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in Belgium.

PFC George Cap, from Prior Lake, Minn., and Pvt. James McFarland, of Zanesville, Ohio, both of the 1st Division, U.S. First Army, play cards, as they wait for orders to move out of Vettweiß, Germany. Co. I, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, 2/28/45.

PFC George Cap, from Prior Lake, Minn., and Pvt. James McFarland, of Zanesville, Ohio, both of the 1st Division, U.S. First Army, play cards, as they wait for orders to move out of Vettweiß, Germany. Co. I, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, 2/28/45.

7th U.S. Army infantrymen of the 7th Inf. Reg prepare to rush house in which Nazi snipers are hidden. Guiderkirch, France. March 15, 1945. 1st Bn., 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.

German prisoners taken in drive south of Colmar carry a wounded American with them as they are marched out of the battle area, 4 February, 1945. The American soldier is Pvt. Charles P. Deathrage, 225 Madison St., Jefferson, Mo.; Unit censored, U.S. National Archives

German prisoners taken in drive south of Colmar carry a wounded American with them as they are marched out of the battle area, 4 February, 1945. The American soldier is Pvt. Charles P. Deathrage, 225 Madison St., Jefferson, Mo.; Unit censored, U.S. National Archives

How 81mm mortar observers work, is demonstrated by SSGT Glenn K. Keller, Fairfield IA., left, and PFC Virgil Williams, Pitcairn PA., using binoculars and phone, near Oberwampach, Luxembourg. Both Men are with the 90th Infantry Division. Co. D, 358th Inf. Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, Jan 25 1945.

Co. D, 692nd Tank Destroyer Battalion.

A .50 caliber machine gun and crew are set to repel attack by advancing Germans near Malmedy, 22nd December, 1944. 120th Regiment, 30th Division.

Members of 3rd Battalion, 417th Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, clean their weapons before moving up to the line. L to R: Pvt. Dom Bocci: 379 Boyleston St., Newton Centre, Mass.; Pvt. Russell J. Sacriol, (?) 151 Canterbury St., Worcester, Mass.; Pvt. John Ducharme, Glover Road, Millbury, Mass. 8 February, 1945. Echternach, Luxembourg.

Vielsalm, Belgium.

Infantrymen of Company B, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, cut through a field alongside a road to avoid crossing in the open and giving German snipers a target.

Four infantrymen, members of two patrols that closed the escape gap east of Metz cutting off the escape of the encircled Germans in the town, shake hands after their mission has been accomplished. Left to right: S/Sgt Henry Tackett, Portsmouth, Ohio, S/Sgt Leonard Malicole, Cleveland, Ohio, and Tec 5 Ancil T. Horbison, Rockville, Ind. 5th Infantry Division & 95th Infantry Division. 19 November, 1944.

From left to right: Major Wilhelm Oxenius (Colonel General Jodl's Adjutant), Colonel General Alfred Jodl, Chief of OKW Operation Staff (who signed the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the OKW), General admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Commander-in-Chief of the German navy (OKM), Major General Kenneth W. D. Strong (standing), G-2, SHAEF. Location: Reims, France, American Headquarters

v.l.n.r: Major Wilhelm Oxenius (Adjutant von Generaloberst Jodl), Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, Chef des dt. Wehrmachtführungsstabes (die Kapitulationsurkunde i.A. des OKW unterzeichnend), Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Oberbefehlshaber der dt. Kriegsmarine (OKM), Major General K.W.D. Strong, G-2, SHAEF. Ort: Reims, Frankreich, Amerikanisches Hauptquartier