A soldier of an American reconnaissance patrol in the Hürtgen forest in search of enemy activity.

American patrol

Two U.S. soldiers (Pvt. Henry W. Beyer (left) and Sgt. Abraham Aranoff (right) of “E” Company, 1st Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division) pause for cigarettes in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge. Village of Goesdorf, canton of Wiltz, Luxembourg. 10 January 1945. 

A quick smoke

Browning M1917 .30 caliber MG at work during the Battle of Manila in 1945.
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