Allied bombing of Dresden, Germany during World War 2. Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers in flight over Dresden and bombing it with incendiaries at night. View of unusual German Scarecrow antiaircraft weapon, exploding with huge flash of fire, near Allied bomber formation. Bombs being dropped on transportation lines. United States 8th Air Force aircraft in flight at high altitude, leaving contrails behind. A B-17 from U.S. 8th Air Force, 1st Air Division, 1st Bomb Wing, 92nd Bombardment Group, is identifiable from its Triangle B tail code. Another is identifiable from 91st Bomb Group, by its Triangle A tail code. The B-17s bomb targets in Eastern Germany, such as Kemnitz. View of B-17s bombing Dresden. Bombs being released and striking targets.
Captured Nazi German prisoners-of-war are being made to march with their hands raised on the streets of Halle, Germany by United States soldiers after the liberation of Halle, Germany during World War 2. German soldier, wearing round glasses, marches with his hands raised.
A United States soldier on tank uses binoculars to observe surroundings in Halle, Germany during World War 2. A United States soldier takes out ammunition from his pocket and loads his rifle in front of fence in Halle, Germany.
United States soldier cooks scrambled eggs using his G.I. pocket stove (Coleman Model 530) in Halle, Germany during World War 2. Closer view of soldier serving scrambled eggs from pan to small metal dish, beside the dish is the G.I. pocket stove, a Coleman Model 530. United States Soldier eats scrambled eggs as he sits near fence in Halle, Germany.
German women and a child wave white handkerchief during World War 2. Sign for Zscherben, a village near Halle, Germany. A Sherman tank with United States soldiers rolls past Zscherben signage. United States soldiers crouch near bricked wall in Halle, Germany. United States soldiers advance on the streets of Halle. United States soldiers crouching near white building. United States soldier crouches in front of Sherman tank. German prisoners-of-war line up facing fence with hands raised by United States soldiers. Bespectacled German woman, uncomfortably smiling, holds a plaid dishcloth, perhaps as sign of surrender.
United States Army M-4 tanks, carrying United States troops, roll across open field toward Worms, Germany during World War 2. Closer view of United States Army M-4 tank moving across field toward Worms, Germany.