Two American MPs  observe a white flag (of surrender) on a damaged store front, while patrolling an otherwise deserted street; Cologne, Germany, 1945.


Leftover white flag

American soldiers view a captured German stationary 88-mm anti-tank gun (PaK 43/3), set on a concrete base. In the foreground a dead German artilleryman is visible; Germany, 1945.


Disabled 88

7th Infantry Division troops mopping up enemy resistance on Okinawa, capturing Japanese soldiers hiding in caves and concealed bunkers; June 1945.