Moving through the war-ravaged town of Bischwihr, France, American infantrymen showing obvious signs of fatigue (extreme left), trudge toward the town of Colmar, France, a few miles away. Both towns are near the Rhine river and the German border.

Footsoldiers just move on...

The commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the US Army, Major-General John W. O'Daniel (1894–1975), decorates a subordinate; Eastern France, 1944-1945.

 

Rewarding for bravery

The commander of the U.S. 7th Army, Lieutenant General George S. Patton (1885-1945) talks with the brave wounded men in Sicily (didn't slap any of them); 1943.