A French couple offer a glass of wine to the crew of an American tank; France, 1944.


French welcome

A column of American "Sherman" tanks (M4A3E8 (76) W-HVSS) pause at the edge of a forest near the town of Selbitz, in their advance to Nuremberg.

Column of tanks

Accompanied by Shermans M4A3E2, nicknamed "Jumbo", GIs of the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables", pause near the town of Rath, during Operation Grenade, the plan for Ninth US Army to cross the Roer river, then on to the Rhineland, Germany. 21 February 1945.