SC 192076-S - A pretty young French mademoiselle presents U.S. Army tank crew with flowers in appreciation of the liberation of the town of Avranches, France. 3 August, 1944

SC 192125 - A U.S. armored unit on the way to Coutances, France. 31 July, 1944

SC 192132 - Armored vehicles pass through the town of Coutances, France, in rapid pursuit of the retreating Germans. 31 July, 1944

SC 192042 - U.S. tanks pass through the wrecked streets of Coutances, France, on their way to the sea beyond the town. 30 July, 1944

SC 192076 - Nazis surrendered in platoons and companies as the steam-roller attack moved through Granville-Avranches area as truckloads of prisoners to the prisoner of war camps

SC 192123 - At a station somewhere in France, tanks from the front lines are serviced and checked. 29 July, 1944

SC 192108 - Even before they enter the town of Montcuit, France, a town they have just liberated, American infantrymen are welcomed by the Frenchmen of the village. 29 July, 1944

SC 192111 - Sign in Coutances, now rid of Germans after fierce attack by American armor and infantry, warns that vehicles passing the line will meet the same fate as the tank. 30 July, 1944

SC 192059 - Yank armor passes by the grave of a Nazi official in the new offensive against the Germans in France. 29 July, 1944