U.S. Troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,advancing from Osterode to St. Andreasberg, during World War 2. A lieutenant directs several soldiers as they begin to ascend a wooded hill. Big Red One (1st Infantry Division) patch visible on left shoulder of a soldier. Several small units of infantry lined up behind them start climbing up the hill. Jeep descends from hill to road beside artificial lake (Söse Talsperre) between Osterode and Riefensbeek, where troops and vehicles are proceeding toward a dam in the background.
German soldiers assist a wounded soldier to walk, with the wounded man putting an arm over the shoulders of each helper for support. A United States officer interrogates a German prisoner. German prisoners and soldiers move across the bombed Tangermünde bridge. A few civilians swim in the river Elbe below. View of the damaged Tangermunde Bridge. A landing craft moves in the Elbe River.
German civilians and surrendered German soldiers walk along the damaged Tangermünde Bridge. Uniformed German woman soldier (a Wehrmacht auxiliary soldier or Wehrmachthelferin) holds hands with two young German children as they walk. Other Wehrmachthelferin walk by. One is smiling. Numerous bandaged and wounded German officers and German soldiers walk along the bridge, with some of the more able bodied assisting the wounded. A German soldier with severe head and and face wounds that are bandaged. A young German boy soldier sits on a pile of rubble with an expression of disbelief. His hands appear to be injured or burned. A mocking poster created by the 102nd division, 405th Infantry of the U.S. Army reads, "Das verdanken wir unserem führer" (Translted: "We owe this to our Führer").
Damaged Tangermünde Bridge. A surrendered German officer in his amphibious car in the Elbe River. German and United States officers across the bridge. A German officer and a German soldier help German civilians on the bridge. German officers and soldiers cross the damaged bridge including some higher ranking German officers.
P-47 Thunderbolt fighter in flight over small German towns during World War II. Aerial view of farm country and small towns. P-47 in flight over wooded area.
P-47 Thunderbolt fighter in flight over German towns during World War II. P-47 diving over a railroad in German town. Aerial view of various buildings and houses. P-47 in flight over wooded area and open flat lands. Aerial view of shoreline.