The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Officers of the 5th Armored Division during WWII. Col. Leroy Anderson.

Multistory building in Germany in 1945.

A group of German soldiers in the woods pose with some mushrooms in Aachen in September 1940. One soldier wears a West...

Blurry image of view looking down onto Paris street from balcony a few stories above. Probably during a sightseeing...

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

Several German soldiers lying down in meadow; one soldier standing. Personal Caption: "[Illegible]. Juli 1940."...

Photograph. John Janik stands outside with two German children. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Brachwitz, Germany...

Three paratroopers sitting in and around a foxhole. Normandy. 1944

Photograph. American military officer posing near a monument at unidentified archaeological ruins. ETO. No date

"The man in the white undershirt with short sleeves was the first cook in HQ Bat. Now he is in the Fed. Pen. for...

Several men transport a large tree on a sleigh in the snow. Unknown date and unknown location.

Photograph. American soldiers taking target practice from a seated position with straw bales in background. Presumably...

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