American M10 'Wolverine" tank destroyer on the beach in the South of France. In the background amphibious ships can be seen; 15 August, 1944.


During Operation Dragoon

The crew of a US M36 tank destroyer (left) links up with the crew of a recaptured M4A3(76) Sherman tank in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg, approximately 20 miles east of Frankfurt, Germany; 1945.  - Note the crude overpaint of German markings on the Sherman.

Tank destroyer meets tank

German civilians, in the town of Bad-Godesberg, look on as an American M36 of the 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion moves into the center of the street to act as a road block.  This city has been spared from bombing and shelling by both the Allies and the Germans due to the many hospitals located in the city;  March 7, 1945.