An M12 GMC from 737th Tank Battalion, 5th Infantry Division slogs its way through the mud near Berdorf, Luxembourg, near the German border; February 9, 1945.

Mud is the immediate enemy

American tank destroyers move forward during heavy fog to stem the German spearhead near the village of Werbomont, Belgium; December 20, 1944.

Battle of the Bulge is under way

The crew of an M8 armored car pauses to search the Normandy countryside for signs of enemy activity. Colonel Raff’s Force included a pair of M8s and four jeeps of the 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron; France, 1945.