U.S. Third Army soldiers, with the support of an M4 Sherman tank, making their advance in the direction of the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany; 1945.


Advance within the city

German teenagers who had been members of one of the Wehrmacht auxiliary units, were captured along with others, by the 9th Armored Division of the United States. In the background on the left is an  American M4A3 (76) W  "Sherman" tank. Local civilians in the background also look on; Spring of 1945.

Boy soldiers

An M4 Sherman tank passes German POWs, taken in the Geilenkirchen, Germany battle, near the border with the Netherlands, about 20 kms north of Aachen; November 1944.
