American soldiers posing with a captured mortar they used to knock out a German 85mm gun; 25 February, 1945.

New owners of a formerly enemy weapon

Two American soldiers guarding a road junction with a .50 caliber M2 machine gun. Somewhere in the Ardennes; Belgium, 2 January, 1945.

During the Battle of the Bulge

American soldiers, mainly from the 29th Infantry Division, that landed with the initial waves, take shelter at the relative safety of some cliffs on Fox Green section of Omaha Beach. Available medics treat them for minor injuries as needed; Normandy, June 6, 1944.
