A U.S. Army Captain examines bodies of American soldiers of the 46th Tank Battalion, 13th Armored Division, killed when their Sherman M4 tank was struck by panzerfaust anti-tank weapons and 20mm fire, on April 17, 1945, in the final days of World War 2, in Europe. The wrecked tank and human remains are seen at the intersection of Ellerstraße & Hülsenstraße, in Hilden Germany. Closeup of the Captain looking closely at the dog tags of one dead soldier. Next, he is seen checking the dog tags of other dead tank crew members, as local German townspeople watch from nearby. He and another officer cover the bodies with a large tarpaulin.
View of a huge German Swastika emblem carved in stone at the top of the Tribune at Zeppelinfeld (Zeppelin Field) in Nuremberg, Germany. U.S. Army engineers place demolition charges on the Swastika emblem in order to destroy it. A big explosion blows the emblem into pieces.
American soldiers raise a large U.S. flag to cover a German Swastika emblem on top of the Tribune at Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg (Nurnberg),Germany. U.S. 3rd Infantry Division soldiers gather around the stadium in large numbers and exhibit a parade. Commander of the U.S. 7th Army Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch, Major General John W O'Daniel and other officers review the troops from the speaker's platform. (World War II period).
United States soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division raise a large U.S. flag to cover a German Swastika emblem on top of the Tribune at Zeppelinfeld in Nurnberg,Germany, near end of World War 2 in Europe. Commander of the U.S. 7th Army Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch, Major General John W O'Daniel and other officers review the troops from the speaker's platform of the Nuremberg Zeppelin Field. At a ceremony General Patch awards Congressional Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Keith Ware, Lieutenant John J. Tominac,Sergeant Russell E Dunham,Sergeant Lucian Adams and Private Wilburn K. Ross.
Scenes of smoke rising in distant mountain areas from artillery shell hits by American Forces on German targets near Tambach in Germany.
United States troops pass in a convoy of trucks, jeeps, trailers, and an M36B1 tank destroyer through the streets of Tambach in Germany. during World War 2. Townsmen gathered across the streets watch as the convoy passes. Officially named the M36B1 Gun Motor Carriage this tank destroyer is based on the M4A3 Sherman hull with a tank destroyer (TD) turret housing a 90mm gun. Only 187 were manufactured. Based on the registration number on the side of the hull (W40190915) this one is serial number 616 and was manufactured by Fisher Body Div. of the General Motors Corp. There are very few combat photos of this rare TD variant.
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