Gressenich – Schevenhütter Straße (4)

Large column of German Prisoners of War in the small city/village of Gressenich, Germany during Operation Queen, 1945.
Then image: ??
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Aachen – Schönrathstraße (2)

M10 Wolverine 684th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Aachen,  October 1944.
Then image: US Signal Corps / SC195733
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IJmuiden – Kompasstraat

Soldiers in IJmuiden, the Netherlands just after the liberation in May 1945.
Then image: SERC
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Hilversum – ‘s-Gravelandseweg (2)

Arrival or departure of German Soldiers at the AVRO studios in Hilversum the Netherlands, in 1940.
Then image: ?
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Hilversum – Jacobus Pennweg

SS Panzer-Jager exercise in Hilversum near the old watertower at the Jacobus Pennweg, during the occupation of the Netherlands.
Then image:  Hilversum in de oorlog (Instagram, Facebook)
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Blerick – Pontanusstraat (2)

Streetfights in the Pontanusstraat in 1944 during operation Nutcracker in Blerick a suburb of Venlo.
Then image: ?
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Sittard – Stationsstraat

English Cromwell MK IV tanks, from the King’s Own Hussars, 7th Armored Division in Sittard, opposite the station, at the start of Operation Blackcock.
Note: The angle could be better, the same building on the right is hidden behind the trees.
Then image: ??
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Impruneta – Vicolo della Croce (2)

Infantry from the 8th Army move cautiously through the town during mopping-up operations, 3 August 1944.
Then image: © IWM NA 17568
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Florence – Piazza della Signoria

British troops entering North Florence, 13 August 1944. Statues of Vecchio Building can be seen in the background.
Then image: © IWM NA 17762
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Echt – Molenstraat

Echt, The Netherlands, Feb 1945 during operation Blackcock: US Army technicians work on telephone wiring. The graffiti behind them reads: “1918? Never Again!”
Then image: ?
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