SC 201688 - On the alert for enemy snipers, infantrymen of the U.S. Ninth Army patrol the streets of Erkelenz, Germany, picking their way through the rubble. 27 February, 1945.

SC 201679 - Over roads that are still mined by the enemy, American infantrymen move through the ruins of Hilfarth, Germany. 26 February, 1945.

SC 334966 - Street scene in Linnich, Germany, as infantrymen of the 102nd Infantry Division, 9th U.S. Army push towards Gevenich, Germany. 23 February, 1945

SC 201684 - A U.S. Ninth Army MP guards four German prisoners of war as they carry one of their wounded through the streets of Erkelenz, Germany, to a medical station

An American patrol moves through the shell-torn streets of Bining, France, on the look out for enemy snipers, December 1944

SC 192096 - A patrol of American infantrymen scout through the town of Coutances, France, while it is still under German 88mm fire. 29 July, 1944

SC 201469 - Only a skeleton city remains of Duren, Germany, after bombing and shelling preceded its capture by the 8th Infantry Division. 27 February, 1945.

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

SC 191955 - Small U.S. patrols search through the ruins of St. Lo, France, to eliminate any remaining German artillery observers who may direct German artillery fire to the town from the Nazi positions south of the town. 26 July, 1944