Charles D. Hiller and a Belgian passenger (Henri Souvee) drove his jeep into the town of Roetgen, becoming the first Allied soldier under arms to cross the border into Germany.

colorized by T.Sorba

Jeep willys

A column of M4 Sherman tanks of the 7th Armored Division rolling past the entrance sign of the village of Haina, Germany.
Haina (Kloster) is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany. 


Tanks on the roll

French citizens give some wine to the crew of an American M7 Priest.