Soldiers of the 165 Infantry Regiment (New York National Guard, "Fighting 69th") wade ashore through jagged coral boulders along the beach of Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands; November 20, 1944. 

Commander: "Makin Taken"

German anti tank gun emplacement in the port of Cherbourg, Manche, France. The Battle of Cherbourg was fought as part of the Normandy Campaign in June 1944. The battle was an Allied victory, but the Germans destroyed the port before the Allies could take control of the city.

Fortification to protect the port

A captured, wounded young SS soldier lies on the hood of an American jeep in the Ardennes, south-eastern Belgium, waiting to be transported to a first aid station; January 6, 1945.