United States troops mine clearing operation near Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves, Normandy during World War II. A United States soldier carries a mine detector . Other troops walking on road. A sign in German reads “Minen!” ((Land) mines in English). A soldier with a dagger finds a land mine. Finger points to a land mine. A soldier probes the mine using his knife. Soldier removes mine in front of a German sign with skull and crossbones symbol reading “Minen!”. Soldier holds the antipersonnel land mine, which was new and rarely seen at the time. Several disarmed land mines together on ground.
Troops on the beachheads during the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Allied fleet of ships firing artillery at German positions on the coast of Normandy. Waves crash at rocky cliffs as United States soldiers assemble on Omaha Beach. United States soldiers use shovels to dig in on against cliff face. An injured soldier lies down on the trench while watching another soldier dig. Soldiers assembling TNT explosive charges and detonating cord.
Troops receive medical care on the beachheads during the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Injured and dead soldiers on the beach after German firing ends. United States soldiers carry dead on stretchers against cliff faces. An injured soldier without a shirt being treated for wounds. Soldier holds an IV fluid bag while a medic treats a patient. A United States medic treats a German soldier’s hand wound. Two captured German soldiers sitting on beach.
Allied forces enter Rome after liberation from Nazi Germany during World War II. Roman men and women welcome United States soldiers on moving tanks. Allied soldiers enter Rome through the Porta Maggiore, also known as the Porta Prenestina (Piazza di Porta Maggiore, 00182 Roma RM, Italy). Aerial view of United States tank and soldiers entering Rome. Italian men and women cheer and welcome Allied soldiers outside the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). Soldiers marching on the Via di S. Giovanni in Laterano towards the Colosseum. A regiment of the British Army plays bagpipes outside the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria), also known as the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), near the Capitoline Hill. Adoring Italian women reach out to soldiers on a jeep. Crowds gathered to watch Allied military vehicles drive on Via dei Fori Imperiali towards Piazza Venezia. Italians watch the entrance of Allied trucks into the Saint Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City) of the Vatican City.
An Italian athlete plays tennis at the West Side Tennis Club (1 Tennis Pl, Forest Hills, NY 11375, United States) in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City. Tennis players compete on a grass court. Fans and audience in the viewing stands clapping their hands. Athletes play during a tennis game. Flags of the United States and Italy are displayed during the competition.
A United States Army Piper Cub takes off from the Avenue des Champs-Élysées after the Liberation of Paris during World War 2. Crowds of Parisians gather to watch the light aircraft take off in front of the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). The United States Army insignia is briefly seen on the Piper Cub’s body as the aircraft takes off. Piper Cub flies in circles over the Arc de Triomphe as people watch the demonstration. Piper Cub lands on Avenue de Champs-Élysées after its demonstration.
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