SC 192139 - Heavy armor and artillery roll through a French town as Allied forces advance on all fronts in France. 30 July, 1944

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

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

SC 191992 - A battery of a field artillery unit is putting a shell in the chamber in preparation for firing on the German lines near St. Lo, France. 26 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 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 191948 - Photo shows a mortar platoon displacing forward through a battle-scarred French community to a new gun position somewhere in France. 24 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