The surrender of the German troops in the French city of Cherbourg at the entrance to the underground command post on the southern outskirts of the city.
   The German officer wearing a cap is Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke (1898-1984), commandant of the Normandy naval fortified area. On the day of surrender, an order came out to award him with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
   To the left of the American soldier in a helmet (center) and partially hidden by him, is the commander of the German garrison, Lieutenant General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben (1894-1964), also in a helmet; June 29, 1944.

Surrender at Cherbourg

Machine gunners of the 9th Infantry Division fire a Browning M1917 belt-fed, water-cooled machine gun during a battle of the Hürtgen Forest, east of the Belgian-German border; September-December, 1944.

Old reliable weapon

The commander of the US 5th Army, Lieutenant General Mark Wayne Clark (1896-1984), second from right and the commander of the US 5th Army's 4th Corps, Major General Willis Dale Crittenberger (1890-1980) on the right, at the front line position in Italy; 1943.
   To the left of Lt. Gen. Clark are officers of the British Army.
