As the German juggernaut rolls forward during the Battle of the Bulge, two soldiers of the American 83rd Infantry Division, both armed with Thompson submachine guns, peer around a corner in the rubble-strewn streets of Gürzenich, Germany; December 17, 1944.

What's around the corner?

Infantrymen of Company B, 329th Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, U.S. First Army march into the commune of Bovigny, Belgium, after driving east from Bois de Bonce forest; 20 January, 1945.

A marching into a Belgian village 


Awarding the Silver Star decoration to distinguished members of the 101st Airborne Division for heroism on D-Day.
Even a little girl contributes to the occasion with a bouquet of flowers; Carentan, France, 23 June 1944.