The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Bricked facade of the Aldon Hotel and Restaurant, destruction from bombing surrounding it, Berlin, Germany in April...

5th Armored Division in Germany. Landscape, view of unknown river in 1945.

A soldier in civilian clothes poses in front of a large door, possibly in Germany, on an unknown date. He is pictured...

Photograph. Wounded merchant seaman being transported from his ship to a Coast Guard-manned ship via a breeches bouy....

A soldier dives into a large outdoor pool in postwar Germany..

Officers of the 5th Armored Division during WWII. Lt. Col. Marks.

Photograph. John Janik and two fellow soldiers stand next to their armored jeep. Personal caption on photo reverse: "...

Photograph. U.S. soldiers discover a crashed U.S. aircraft in Bamberg, Germany in 1945. Personal caption on reverse, "...

Photograph. View of rooftops and streets of an unidentified city. ETO. No date

American jeep driving down German road. "Grafing, Austria." Probably means Grafing, Germany. Circa 1945

A train car being unloaded with Christmas mail. It is called the 'Santa Claus Express'. "ETO-HQ-44-19568. Lapidus. 1...

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France in 1945. "On leave in Paris in 1945."

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