An American officer, along with a few local kids, pose for a photograph in front of a knocked-out German "Jagdtiger", tank destroyer. 
On 30 March 1945 a group of 1.Kp. Jagdtigers fought an American armored unit in Schwetzingen, Germany, near Heidelberg.  Jagdtiger 131 was knocked out in the downtown area at about 200 meters range by a Sherman tank.
The gunner Uffz. Klein was killed by machinegun fire while abandoning the vehicle, and the radio operator died later of burns. The driver was thrown out of his hatch and the vehicle ran into a house.

Call it photo opportunity


Infantrymen of the 331st Regiment, 83d Infantry Division, US Ninth Army, move out of Garzweiler, Germany (about 10 miles south-west of Düsseldorf)   toward their next objective, preceded by one of the tanks that will support them in their drive;  28 February 1945. 

Infantry moves on

An American Military Policeman (MP) looks at the sign on the Remagen bridge, posted with pride by soldiers of the 9th Armored Division; Germany, March 1945.