U.S. soldiers patrol the deserted streets of the war-torn town of Mortain, north-western France, August 3, 1944.

Street patrol

An American soldier is handing a little girl a piece of candy in the village of Asselborn, Luxembourg; Sep. 1944.

Making friends

U.S. Army troops of the 2nd Infantry Division march through the liberated village of Colleville-sur-Mer during the Allied invasion of France and the Battle of Normandy. The beach next to the coastal village was one of the principal beachheads during the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, designated as Omaha Beach. Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Lower Normandy, France. June 1944. 