A soldier of the US Army is clearing a German mine-field in Normandy, France; 1944.

Clearing of land mines

American soldiers lie on stretchers and sit propped against a sea wall on a secured part of the landing beaches, awaiting transportation back to England for treatment, after being wounded in the Normandy invasion; northern France, June 6, 1944.  
 

On the sand of Normandy beach

70th Infantry Division mortar crew of D Company, 276th Infantry Regiment firing for effect during the battle for Forbach, France on February 27, 1945.
   Forbach is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, 