American M4 "Sherman" tanks and infantry reach the east side (Erpel side) of the Remagen railway bridge (Ludendorf-Brücke) over the Rhine river. The bridge was captured by the American army on March 7, 1945 from the city of Remagen, Germany (on the western bank of the Rhine). The photo was taken from the tunnel in front of the bridge, from the Erpel side.

The "prized" bridge captured

On any battlefield in world war 2 there would be found thousands of men trained to do one thing.. Kill the enemy.
Just a few of all those thousands of men are trained for one other mission... Saving lives.
These men are the combat medics.
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Combat medics or field medics (or medics) are military personnel who have been trained to at least an EMT-B level (16-week course in the U.S. Army), and are responsible for providing first aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield. They are also responsible for providing continuing medical care in the absence of a readily available physician, including care for disease and battle injuries. Combat medics are normally co-located with the combat troops they serve in order to easily move with the troops and monitor ongoing health.
taken from fb/ WW2 Archives

Combat medic

An American GI is surrounded by joyous locals during the liberation of Paris; August 25, 1944. 