A 7th Army jeep, loaded with U.S. soldiers, passes a horse-drawn wagon with locals returning to their home after the hostilities moved away from the landing areas; Sicily, Italy 1943.

Rural road in Sicily

A Sherman tank marked B35 and other vehicles, pause in a - judged by the smiling, relaxed faces - in a secured town.

M4 Sherman tank

The 2nd Battalion, 117th Regiment - the first one into Holland - of the 113th Cavalry Group, infantry with a medium Stuart tank enter the small town of Withuis, a few miles south of Maastricht, southern Netherlands; September 12, 1944.