U.S. 29th Infantry Division troops move into the nearly fully destroyed German city of Jülich, located in the Rur (Roer) valley on the banks of the river Rur (Roer); Spring 1945.  


City of Jülich in ruin

American soldiers hold up a sign reading “This is Jülich, Germany, sorry it is so messed up, but we were in a hurry! 29th (Blue & Grey) Div.” 24 February 1945.

Call it an apology

American soldiers lie on stretchers and sit propped against a sea wall on a secured part of the landing beaches, awaiting transportation back to England for treatment, after being wounded in the Normandy invasion; northern France, June 6, 1944.  
 