Two United States soldiers set up an observation post on top of low ridge near Volkenrath, Germany during World War II. A soldier sets up a tripod mounted artillery binoculars. Close up of binoculars. A soldier cuts and twists communication wire. Soldier uses binoculars to observe enemy positions while the other calls via telephone. The area is known also as Hill 187,
United States soldiers advance across a field near Volkenrath, Germany during World War II. Infantry soldiers move past M4 Sherman tanks in deployed positions. A house with dilapidated roof from shelling damage is seen on the left side of the field. Explosions are seen from a distance. Area is near Hill 187.
United States Army Third Armored Division enter the village of Gressenich, in Stolberg, Germany during the Battle of the Bulge (World War II). United States Army trucks and Jeeps drive on both sides of the road. Destroyed houses along both sides of the road. Sign reads “Gressenich”. Destroyed houses in the foreground. Debris on the ground. A road leading to the destroyed village. Piles of debris. Damaged houses and tower with no roofs. Electrical wires foreground to wrecked buildings A destroyed Medieval church.
United States Army enter the village of Gressenich, in Stolberg, Germany during the Battle of the Bulge (World War II). Sign on post reads “Gressenich”. A road leading to the destroyed village. Streetcar tracks are seen on the left side of the road. United States Army trucks drive in both sides of the road in Gressenich. Destroyed houses along the side of the road. Electrical wires connected to posts in the foreground. Damaged houses and tower with no roofs. Piles of debris in the ground. A badly destroyed house with a gaping hole from damage. A destroyed attic of a house. The roof is only left with its wooden frame. A destroyed Medieval church with bombed tower and Gothic windows. A ransacked room. Furniture and debris are lying down on the floor. A portrait of Adolf Hitler hangs sideways next to smashed globe.
United States Army Third Armored Division in destroyed village of Gressenich, Germany during World War II. Glass jars with spilled nuts, grains or lentils on the ground. A portrait of Adolf Hitler with shattered glass lying on the ground. United States soldiers hang laundry on clothesline surrounded by damaged houses. Soldiers bring items to their Jeep.
Damaged houses on the street in the village of Gressenich in Stolberg, Germany during the Battle of the Bulge (World War II). A Red Cross truck and a convoy of Jeeps drive on the road, passing by the destroyed houses. Ruins of an old stone building. Debris scattered on the ground. A ruined photograph of Adolf Hitler with Hermann Göring lying on the road. Close up of vehicles driving next to photograph until it is blown away by the wind. A Military Policeman directs traffic. United States soldiers sitting on chairs under arch of a destroyed building.