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. 

Yanks are coming

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

Street patrol

Two U.S. soldiers (Pvt. Henry W. Beyer (left) and Sgt. Abraham Aranoff (right) of “E” Company, 1st Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division) pause for cigarettes in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. Village of Goesdorf, canton of Wiltz, Luxembourg. 10 January 1945. 