The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Photograph. Deceased American soldier lying face down on a beach; crossed rifles lie nearby; other soldiers are...

5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945. Unidentified US soldiers on steps.

View looking down onto park where nannies or mothers are pushing baby strollers; the Eiffel Tower in the background....

Photograph. Large group of German prisoners of war gathered along roadway awaiting transport. Personal caption on photo...

Four-storey hotel with solider standing guard at gateway. "US bivouac area on mountain east of the Rhine River on...

Smiling U.S. soldier in postwar Germany.

Photograph. American soldier sitting on a motorcycle in front of a row of trucks. Unknown location. No date

American transport C-47 and glider in field. "Salzburg, Austria." Circa 1945

View of pontoon bridge over river. "Rhine River." Germany. Circa 1945

Residential houses along road in Alsace, France in 1945.

Photograph. People in bathing suits sunbathe along a river bank while soldiers sit looking from the roadside. Personal...

Photograph. Tents, buidlings, and a truck at Calas Staging Area. Personal caption on reverse: "Calas staging area near...

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