Krefeld (2)

German civilians who have been living in an air raid shelter with the slogan on the wall that reads Frauenarbeit hilft waffen schmieden or Women’s work helps forge weapons in Krefeld, Germany, pack up their stuff and leave the town, 3 March, 1945.
Then image: Signal Corps – SC 201560-S
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.EU / Cor Sleutel

Krefeld (1) – Uerdingen

Infantrymen of the 95th Division, 9th U.S. Army, move into the town of Uerdingen, Germany. 5 March, 1945.
Then image: Signal Corps / SC 336788
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Beggendorf (5)

Men of the 2nd Arm. Div., 9th U.S Army, inspect and refuel their tank prior to moving out in the new advance inside Germany. (Beggendorf/November 17, 1944)
Then image: ?
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Gressenich – Rottstraße

American troops and a tank move through a wreckage strewn street in Gressenich, Germany captured during Operation Queen in 1944.
Then image : AP Wirephoto
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Aachen – Rolandstraße (2)

Soldier taking cover behind a pillar in the Rolandstraße, Aachen, November 1944.
Then image: ?
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.EU / F. Kujat – Cor Sleutel

 

Aachen – Rolandplatz

Staged sniper photo on the Rolandplatz on 19 October 1944.
Note: The building behind the tree is the same building.
Then image: US Signal Corps
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Ederen (2)

Streetscene in Ederen, Germany during operation Queen in November 1944.
Then image: US Signal Corps
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Berlin – Lichtenberg

Soviet Officer on a metro bridge in the suburb of Lichtenberg in April 1945 besides the sign Berlin Bleibt Deutsch or Berlin remains German after the battle for the city.

Geilenkirchen – Kreuzstraße

A Churchill tank of 147th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, advances along a road near Geilenkirchen in Germany, December 1944.
Then image: © IWM EA 47338
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Gillrath – Püttstraße

German prisoners are escorted through the village of Gillrath during operations near Geilenkirchen, 5 December 1944.
Then image: © IWM BU 1418
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