The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Bomb damage to city street, Berlin Germany in April 1945.

Four Army Air Force servicemen sit in a field and smile broadly for the camera. Two have shaved heads, possibly for a...

A "pontoon bridge built by US troops across the Rhine River, crossed by Don Deane's outfit on March 27, 1945. Known as...

A group of German soldiers during field maneuvers in Germany on an unknown date. Probably a heavy machine gun unit.

Photograph. Burning LCVP [landing craft, vehicle, personnel] cruising toward a coast. Official caption on reverse: "...

Photograph. German civilians smiling as they clear rubble from bombed city streets.Printed caption on photo front: "...

Photograph. Knocked out German self-propelled gun. Personal caption on photo reverse: "March 1945 / Somewhere in...

Photograph. A group of five Eastern European officers, possibly policemen on a road. Europe. No date

Nazi swastika painted onto building. "Lerach, Germany." Circa 1945

Photograph. American soldier with hands on hips standing next to row of gas cans in front of a building. ETO. No date

5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945. Unidentified men on horses

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