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

General Troy H. Middleton shakes the hand of general Maxwell D. Taylor (right) from the 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium, on January 18, 1945.

Handshake

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.  
