Soldiers of the 104th Infantry Division take cover behind the corner of the post office building in Cologne, Germany, while an M4 Sherman tank opens the way for advancement in the center of the city.

Street fight in the center of the city

Infantrymen of the 83rd Division walk past Sherman tanks that have momentarily halted on a dirt road in Germany. This photo was taken in February 1945, and the war in Europe ended three months later.

Infantry and tanks on a dirt road

During the Battle of St. Vith in the Battle of the Bulge, on 18 December 1944, an M8 armored car from Troop B, 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron and Company A, was able to destroy a German Tiger I heavy tank from 1st SS Panzer Division. The M8 fired three 37 mm rounds through the relatively thin rear armor of the Tiger from only 25 yd. (23 m), setting it on fire.

