European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Forcinella, Frank Wounded Three Times
Frank Forcinella got hit crossing a river in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: 7 February 1945 near Echternach, Luxembourg...
Gomberg, Clarence "Code" Wounded while Treating the Wounded
In December 1943, Clarence Gomberg served in the Army as a quartermaster in the 3116th Service Command Unit and was...
Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Maresca, Frank W. Wounds
Two days before Frank Maresca's last day in combat, he and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 289th...
Angst, Lawrence Wounds and Suicides
The first thing that Lawrence Angst would do if he came to a soldier missing a limb was try to stop the bleeding. He...
Rolfson, Jack Wrap Up of Rolfson's Service
Jack Rolfson does not recall having any burial services for fallen men in his squadron [Annotator's Note: 427th...
Davis, Jack Wrapping up the War
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Max, Robert Writing a Book and Eli Weisel
Robert Max thinks back with satisfaction on his life because he follows through on Eli Wiesel's mantra of "Never Forget...
Blake, Christopher Writing Career
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
Livaudais, James WWII Museum Visit
James Livaudais toured the third floor of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion of The National WWII Museum with multiple...
Knese, Benard WWII to Korea
Bernard Knese moved from England to France in early 1945. Knese served in the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War...
Weber, Norman Yellow Stars and Life in Berlin
As a child in Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany in 1941], Norman Weber remembers seeing people walking on the...
Ross, Hartsel Young Man to Merchant Marine
Hartsel Ross joined the Maritime Services [Annotator's Note: the US Merchant Marine] in January 1944. He boarded a...
"Bivouac area" likely in Dren, Germany in 1945
Abandoned buildings and rubble near "bivouac area, Duren, Belgium." Likely Dren, Germany. 1945.
1st Infantry Division soldiers in Germany in March 1945
Burning buildings. "ETO-HQ-45-23162. Hurley. 25 Mar. Signal corps photo. Two wary infantrymen of the 1st [Infantry] Div...
1st Infantry Division soldiers on Normandy cliffs in June 1944
Soldiers with equipment moving along a cliff. "ETO-HQ-44-4778-11. Taylo. 8 June. Signal corps photo. American assault...
1st Sgt. Wallace posing in front of a tent, Calas Staging Area, Germany, 1945
Photograph. First Sergeant Wallace posing in front of a tent. Personal caption on reverse: "1/Sgt. Wallace / 393 Regt...
29th Infantry Division soldiers in Jlich, Germany in February 1945.
American soldiers hold up a sign reading "This is Jlich Germany, sorry it is so messed up, but we were in a hurry! 29th...
2nd Infantry Division soldiers patrol in the village of Harperschied, Germany on 3 February 1945
2nd Infantry Division soldiers patrol German town in ruins from bomb and fire damage along muddy and flooded roads....
3rd Armored Division soldiers walk through heavily bomb and fire damaged city of Cologne, Germany in 1945
3rd Armored Division soldiers walk through heavily bomb and fire damaged city of Cologne, cathedral spires in distance...
5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945
5th Armored Division in Germany. Civilians walking along road in 1945.
5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945
5th Armored Division in Germany. "Lt. Col. Benjamin MacFarland, Major Lt. Col. Entrekin" 5th Armored Division men...
5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945
5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945. Lt. Col. Lonsdale MacFarland next to jeep.
5th Armored Division officer with Russian soldiers in Berlin in April 1945
Americans meeting the Russians in Berlin in April 1945. 5th Armored Division officer with Russian male and female...
5th Armored Division officers with Russian officers near a staff car in Berlin in April 1945
Americans meeting the Russians in Berlin in April 1945. "Philipsborn, Margarita Preskova, General Anaskin." 5th Armored...
5th Armored Division soldiers meeting the Russians in Berlin in April 1945
Americans meeting the Russians in Berlin in April 1945. MacFarland and other 5th Armored Division soldiers seated with...
8 inch American Howitzers in German forest
8 inch American Howitzers in forest. "Kalchreuth, Germany." 1945
8 inch Howitzer and artillery troops in Germany
8 inch Howitzer and artillery troops under camouflage net. "Wernfels, Germany." 1945
8 inch Howitzer firing in Europe
8 inch Howitzer firing; artillery soldiers around are plugging thier ears because of the loud noise. All men are under...
8 inch howitzer in firing position in European forest
8 inch howitzer in firing position in forest; howitzer has sandbags in front and a camouflage net over the top. "No. [...
8 inch Howitzer position in French field
Landscape with 8 inch Howitzer position in center. "Hommarting, France." Circa 1944
8 inch Howitzer under camouflage in Europe
8 inch Howitzer under camouflage; men loading shell. "3rd Gun Section." Europe. Circa 1944
8 inch Howitzer under camouflage in France
8 inch Howitzer under camouflage in French forest. "Luneville, France." Circa 1944
8 inch Howitzers in German forest
8 inch Howitzers in forest. "Neuendorf, Germany." 1945
A American tank passes through a street in France in August 1944
A American tank passes through a street. "ETO-HQ-44-9811. Wilkes. 3 Aug. Signal corps photo. An armored unit passes...
A Bismarck Tower in Germany
A Bismarck Tower in Germany. "Bismark Tower." 1945

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