A United States soldier lay dead on a field near Volkenrath, Germany during World War II. The dead soldier’s eyes and mouth are seen partly open. Remains of a German soldier is nearby. Metal and stone debris. A metal canteen lying on the ground with other debris. View of shell craters and wrecked German positions. Soldiers walk on top of a low ridge. Location is also known as Hill 187.
Two United States soldiers set up an observation post on top of low ridge near Volkenrath, Germany during World War II. A soldier sets up a tripod mounted artillery binoculars. Close up of binoculars. A soldier cuts and twists communication wire. Soldier uses binoculars to observe enemy positions while the other calls via telephone. The area is known also as Hill 187,
United States soldiers advance across a field near Volkenrath, Germany during World War II. Infantry soldiers move past M4 Sherman tanks in deployed positions. A house with dilapidated roof from shelling damage is seen on the left side of the field. Explosions are seen from a distance. Area is near Hill 187.
General George Patton’s Third Army mobilize to rescue trapped Ninth and Tenth Armored Division and 101st Airborne in Bastogne, Belgium during World War II. A house in flames at Sibret, near Bastogne. Sign reads “Sibret” in front of the burning house. Soldiers and vehicles move in the snowy field and roads. Explosion and fire on the hill. A damaged and abandoned M3 half-track on fire. Soldiers in dugouts in hillside wait for supplies. A fleet of transport planes fly over Bastogne. Allied transport planes drop 1500 tons of supplies for the besieged troops in Bastogne. Supply boxes are dropped with parachutes. Artillery crew firing a M101 105 mm Howitzer under a canopy. A soldier walks away from a German tank on fire. Heavy smoke rises from a burning tank. A United States soldier escorts captured German prisoners (POW) away. The aftermath of the Siege of Bastogne. Bombed damaged buildings and debris scattered on the streets of Bastogne. A damaged M3 half-track is left on the street. Soldiers inspect smashed Jeeps and military equipment. Bodies of dead casualties are covered with cloth.
Street scenes in Antwerp Belgium at end of World War II show the façade of Antwerp Central Station (Antwerpen-Centraal, Koningin Astridplein 27, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium). The Boerentoren, or “Farmer’s Tower” (Boerentoren, Schoenmarkt 35 2000 Antwerp Belgium), in Antwerp city center. Trams on the street. Pedestrians pass by the Hôtel Métropole ( Leysstraat 27/29, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium). A streetlight in front of the Hôtel Métropole. The Het Steen (Steenplein 1, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) medieval fortress of Antwerp. Belgian civilians visit a park. A horse-drawn cart and some automobiles move on the road in Antwerp city center. The two uneven gothic towers of the Cathedral of Our Lady (Groenplaats 21, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) are seen in the background.
Gunners with a Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun west of Monschau, Germany during World War II. One of the gunners is holding a stack of shells. Snow-covered M10 tank destroyers of the 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion in defensive position in the woods. Snow covers the woods and trees. A soldier tosses shell cases near the tank destroyers. Tank crewmen talking to each other as they warm themselves at a fire. 602nd Engineers Camouflage Battalion (attached to 15th Engineers, 9th Rif Division) raise camouflage nets to screen road from German enemy observation. Cable spool at the back of a truck. Camouflage nets are raised up.
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