Those Allied troops who liberated Brussels experienced something akin to a Roman triumph on the streets of the city. Here, The British Second Army liberates Brussels, Belgium; Sep 3, 1944.

Brussels welcomes their liberators

M4A2 "Sherman" tanks (first and third tank) of the British 4th Tank Brigade on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Sicilian city of Catania. Second tank is an M5 "Stuart".
In the background - the Cathedral of St. Agatha.  

Tanks not going to church

A Sherman tank of 46th Royal Tank Regiment drives ashore from a landing craft during the landings of British 1st Infantry Division north of Anzio, 22 January 1944. The Anzio battlefield was ill-suited to armored warfare, and tanks functioned more often as mobile artillery. 