The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Nose art on the Martin B-26 Marauder "Texas Queen" in Europe 1945

Street view of St. Lo buildings in rubble. "Remains of St. Lo, France after the breakthrough by US troops." Saint-L,...

Abandoned buildings along roadside. "Roxheim, Germany." Circa 1945

U.S. servicemen aboard a Navy vessel returning home after the war in 1945. "Going home?"

A destroyed bridge in Germany. "ETO-HQ-45-18431. Holliway. 6 Mar. Signal corps photo. This is the Adolf Hitler bridge...

A "US monument to veterans of World War I at Chateau Thierry, France." Chteau-Thierry, France. 1945.

American tank rolls down a street. "ETO-HQ-45-7147. Lowhwing. 11 Jan. Signal corps photo. Main street of Bihain,...

Cleaning up rubble in postwar Berlin, Germany. Possibly some Trmmerfrauen or a Trmmerfrau at work.

Photograph. Civilians gathering around the Victoria Memorial. Personal caption on front: "Buckingham Palace May 8, 1945...

Air raid shelters in the streets of Paris, France. January 1945

5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945. Large residential building, used as headquarters for the 9th Army in Germany.

Two German soldiers clowning for the camera. One stands in underwear and boots pointing a rifle while the other, an...

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