Battlefield commissions in Saarlautern (present-day Saarlouis), Germany during World War II. Major General Harry L. Twaddle pins bars on two newly commissioned soldiers of the 37th Infantry, 95th Infantry Division. General Twaddle pinning bars on a soldier’s shoulder. The soldiers shake hands with General Twaddle. Infantry troops stand in formation during a snowy day. Soldiers lower their flags in front of General Twaddle. Damaged buildings are seen in the background.
Gunners with a Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun west of Monschau, Germany during World War II. One of the gunners is holding a stack of shells. Snow-covered M10 tank destroyers of the 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion in defensive position in the woods. Snow covers the woods and trees. A soldier tosses shell cases near the tank destroyers. Tank crewmen talking to each other as they warm themselves at a fire. 602nd Engineers Camouflage Battalion (attached to 15th Engineers, 9th Rif Division) raise camouflage nets to screen road from German enemy observation. Cable spool at the back of a truck. Camouflage nets are raised up.
United States troops make snow capes for winter camouflage in Vossenach, Germany during World War II. A soldier puts on a white suit and a snow cape in the forest. He is assisted by another soldier. A soldier of the 78th Division makes snow capes from mattress covers on a captured German sewing machine. The soldier uses the sewing machine in front of a snow-covered dugout. Another soldier helps with measurement and cutting the white cloth.
United States Army 104th Division troops advance through a wrecked portion of Cologne, Germany during World War II. A large pile of debris and destroyed buildings in the background. Roof frame of a destroyed house is exposed. Façade of a destroyed medieval church. Two soldiers walking outside a destroyed building with hole in the façade. Street sign reads “Wendelin-Str. (Straße)”. German civilians observe damage and piles of debris on the street. Damage in various houses on Wendelinstraße of Köln. German civilians watch the United States soldiers entering Cologne.
A United States Army soldier walk past a gate in Cologne, Germany during World War II. Destroyed streetcar parked near the road. A Jeep with soldiers passes by. Tanks, trucks, and soldiers move along the street. Destroyed vehicles and houses on both sides of the road. The convoy of tanks pass through a roadblock. Sign reads “Köln” (Cologne). Trucks driving on cobblestone road. Sign at building reads “König Brauerei” (König Brewery). United States troops observe piles of debris and march along cobblestone roads. Two American soldiers resting, one of the soldiers lying on his side.
“Crotinger” written with chalk on brick wall. United States Army 51st Armored Division troops unloading crates of 105mm ammunition from 2-ton truck near Moers, Germany during World War II. Soldiers opening crates and taking out the shells. Wooden crates on the ground. A 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 (M7 Priest) firing. An officer crouches down and uses binoculars. Soldiers tow half-tracks running across the field. Troops under fire lying on the battlefield. Other soldiers are digging foxholes. A tank driving past the field. Soldiers running back to their half-tracks.