One way to enhance frontal armor : Crew of medium M4 Sherman tank apply a layer of cement to the frontal armor of the tank in order to increase(or hoping to) its stopping capabilities. Gelsenkirchen, Germany, March 19, 1945.


Work in progress

Braced for a German counterattack that never came, the crewmen of a half-buried 7th Armored Division tank keep a sharp lookout for panzers along a road near Manhay (Battle of the Bulge) on December 27, 1944.  When time permitted a U.S. armored unit to prepare for a defensive battle, bulldozers gouged out pits so that the tanks presented a minimal target to enemy gunners. 

Dug in

Original caption:Fighting Man. Wearied after days of front line combat, his helmet mud caked, his face bearded and grimy, his eyes glazed from what he has seen, Sgt. John H. Parks, Mill creek, Indiana, arrives at a rest area behind the lines after his outfit is relieved. December 20, 1944
