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 192110 - American infantrymen file unchallenged into Coutances after fierce battle which resulted in complete route of the Germans. 30 July, 1944

SC 192037 - Tanks move up to support the infantry, as advance after advance is made on the fighting front west of St. Lo, France. 24 July, 1944

SC 191919 - Tanks move out on the road to take up the push forward, after having taken quick cover to avoid being hit by Germans bombing the road. Saint-Gilles, France. 25 July, 1944

SC 192010 - This photo, taken in La Chapelle-en-Juger, France, shows a couple of the many American armored vehicles of an armored command as they pass through a destroyed village in swift pursuit of the Germans. 27 July, 1944

SC 191991 - Medics in a Jeep pass tanks awaiting orders to move into the front lines northwest of St. Lo, in the drive designed to spring the trap on large masses of German troops. 25 July, 1944

SC 192109 - While it is still under German 88mm fire, a patrol of American infantrymen scout through the town of Coutances, France. 29 July, 1944