A United States soldier guards scattered equipment left by German troops in Cherbourg during World War 2. Various helmets, equipment, personal effects and clothing from dead German soldiers. A United States Army M8 Light Armored Car passes by scattered German equipment. A United States soldier takes photo of the body of dead German soldier lying on the street. United States soldiers point to the body of a dead German soldier, with nose bleeding and still clutching a hand grenade. Another body of a German soldier lying down near a puddle in the street.
World War 2 United States Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley inspect artillery outside La Haye Du Puits. United States soldiers load shells into a Long Tom 155 mm gun M1 artillery under a camouflage net. General Omar Bradley pulls the lanyard of the Long Tom artillery. General Dwight Eisenhower speaking and shaking hands with a soldier. General Omar Bradley laughs with General Dwight Eisenhower and the soldier. Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley leave on a military jeep.
The French 501st Combat Tank Regiment (501e Régiment de chars de combat 501e RCC in French) in North Dalton, England during World War II. Soldiers lift the front end of a Jeep using an M31 (T2) Tank Recovery Vehicle. French soldiers inspect the undercarriage of the Jeep. French mechanics repairing Jeep. Mechanic turns a socket wrench. Jeep reverses and drives away after repair is done. A smiling French soldier.
United States military vehicles enter the border of Avranches during the Normandy invasion in World War 2. M3 half-tracks pass by the “Garage Lecceur Automobiles” garage. Military vehicles enter the town of Avranches. Town sign of Avranches, France. Tanks, army jeep and trucks pass by a restaurant, entering Avranches.
French men and women welcome the arrival of the Free French 1st Armored Division in La Haye-du-Puits during World War 2. A young French man waves at the Free French 1st Armored Division troops on top of moving M3 half-tracks and trucks. Tanks pass the damaged Eglise de La Haye ( 18 Rue Loret, 50250 La Haye, France. ) as two boys look on and wave. Willys MB army Jeeps and tanks. Two French men wave at passing Red Cross ambulances. French soldiers, civilian men, and women sitting on top of a tank at Pl. du Gen de Gaulle. The tower of the Eglise de La Haye in the background.
Free French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc meets with French soldiers in Doucelles, France during World War 2. General Leclerc, wearing his two star helmet and holding his cane, points forward while sitting a Jeep. A motorcycle and Jeep driving in the town of Doucelles passing by a tank. French soldiers attend injured man in the street. Soldier unwraps bandages from the head of the injured man, who briefly flashes a "V" for victory sign. M3 Half Tracks leaving the town of Doucelles, France. A sign reads “Doucelles” alongside the road.
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