An American crew of an 81mm M1 mortar fires at German positions in the Rapido River region of Italy; January 28, 1944.

Target - German positions

A soldier of the US 9th Army stands near an abandoned disabled German PzKpfw V Ausf G "Panther" tank from the Führer Grenadier Brigade tank battalion; Belgium, December 1944.

A Panther tank in the Ardennes

The commander of the US 82nd Airborne Division, Brigadier General James Gavin (1907-1990), right and the commander of the British 2nd Army, Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey (1896-1969), discuss a plan of joint actions in the time of Operation Market Garden; September 1944.