The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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U.S. soldiers near a crashed German aircraft in Germany in 1945. "M.E. Messerschmitt 109 down at German airport."

Photograph. Civilians and American soldiers stand viewing a cityscape at a scenic overlook. Personal caption on photo...

Two men laying on snow a covered city street dressed as clowns. One of the men has an armload of pretzels, the other a...

Several men work at loading a large tree on horse drawn sleigh in deep snow, unknown date and unknown location. One man...

City gate. "Munich, Germany." 1945

Double image of a Red Cross building in England and a group of soldiers in front of Big Ben in England in 1944. "A Red...

Photograph. John Janik standing next to his half track armored vehicle with painted cat insignia. Personal caption on...

Officers of the 5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945. G-2 photographic intelligence team.

Photograph. Large crowd of civilians and United States servicemen forming a circle in at the base of a structure in...

Damaged trains in a railyard in postwar Germany..

US Navy vessels sunk in the English Channel to form bulkheads. Official caption: "Concrete loaded freighters sunk to...

American infantrymen provide covering fire. "ETO-HQ-44-10424. Ryan. 8 Aug. Signal corps photo. Infantrymen draw "beads...

Oral History