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Raising Flag, Nuernberg Shrine
Photograph of American soldiers carrying U.S. flags at the grandstand at Zeppelinfield in Nuremberg, Germany. The building is topped with a large stone swastika that is being covered by a U.S. flag.
Date:
April 21, 1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Soldiers Standing by a Truck Named "Angela II"]
Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The two men are identified as Homer Petross' squad leader and his truck driver, Willard Pottinger. A two story building stands behind them.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pillbox with a Turret on Top]
Photograph of a concrete military pillbox fortification that is topped with a cylindrical turret. The structure is built into the earth. The small figures of two people can be seen standing to the far right.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clearing Snipers, Nuernberg, G
Photograph of armed Allied soldiers moving over hills of rubble in Nuremberg, Germany. A few walls and building frames remain among the debris.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tanks Assembled by Buildings]
Photograph of a four United States tanks parked under a pair of tall brick buildings. A detached trailer sits in front of the tanks to the left.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ruined Building in Germany]
Photograph of a bombed-out German building that stands behind a railroad track. Most of the walls that would be facing the track normally are now gone. Rubble is piled up around the building's bottom level.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Homer Petross Posing for a Portrait]
Photograph of Homer Petross sitting for a portrait. The smiling man is wearing a dress uniform, garrison cap, wire-rimmed glasses, and a cross over his left chest.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[German Soldiers in Training]
Photograph of a group of uniformed German soldiers running down a road that passes beside a windowed building.
Date:
[1942..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Homer Petross with a Captured Anti-Tank Gun]
Photograph of Homer Petross standing to the right of a captured German 7.5 cm Pak 40 (Panzerabwehrkanone 40) anti-tank gun. Petross is wearing glasses and a U.S. Army uniform. The gun is on a wheeled carriage and has a steel shield at its base. Two wooden buildings stand in the background.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Homer Petross Hugging a Young Girl]
Photograph of Homer Petross kneeling beside a young blonde girl and hugging her. Two boys can be seen behind them sitting near a pond. Two young ducks are located on the ground in front of Petross. Three houses can be seen across the pond in the background.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evicting Hitler, Berchtesgaden
Photograph of the burnt ruins of Adolf Hitler's Berghof, a residence in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Smoke curls behind a barren tree which stands in front of a earthen slope. The house stands to the right and has blackened walls and broken windows. A soldier can be seen standing near a brick wall in front of the building.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Petross, Homer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Homer Petross Speaking at Farmers Branch Church of Christ]
Photograph of Homer Petross speaking into a microphone in front of a congregation at the Farmers Branch Church of Christ. He is wearing a World War II era helmet and Army uniform.
Date:
July 4, 1994
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Homer Petross and His Handstanding Friend]
Photograph of Homer Petross standing to the right of a friend doing a handstand. The two men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Destroyed Bridge]
Photograph of a pair of railroad tracks that run toward a destroyed concrete bridge.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[German Soldiers Practicing with an MG-42]
Photograph of two German soldiers training with an MG-42 machine gun. One soldier lies on the ground behind the weapon, while another kneels to its side. Farm buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
12th AD Fights Near Colmar Pocket
Photograph of a group of uniformed and helmeted soldiers walking through a forest beside an armored tracked vehicle. Smoke creates an obscuring haze across the photo.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plowing Thru Snow Osthoffen, Fr[ance]
Photograph of a snow plow covered underneath a field of snow. The cabin and exhaust pipe of the plow is visible above the snow. Bare trees can be seen trailing behind the vehicle.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
Petross, Homer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[German Farmhouse and Barn]
Photograph of a German barn where Allied trucks were stored. A man and three women stand at the wide open door of the barn while holding long-hafted tools. Wooden framed carts stand in the foreground. A half-timbered farmhouse is visible to the left. The note on the reverse side of the image say that American soldiers stayed here during the final push of the European theater of World War II.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advance into Nazi City
Photograph of military personnel and armored vehicles traveling down a German street. Damaged buildings line the street, and piles of rubble are located on either side of the street in the foreground.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Willard Pottenger and Unknown Soldier]
Photograph of Willard Pottenger standing to the left of an unidentified man. Both wear helmets, Pottenger wears a full Army uniform, and the unknown man wears a sleeveless shirt and dog tags. They are standing in front of a two-story building white building with shuttered windows.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Homer Petross and His Driver Standing with a Truck]
Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The man wearing glasses and a garrison cap is Homer Petross, and the helmeted man is his truck driver. A shuttered window is visible behind the truck.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Soldiers Standing by a Truck Named "Angela II"]
Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The two men are identified as Homer Petross' squad leader and his truck driver, Willard Pottenger. A two story building stands behind them.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Homer Petross in Front of His Home]
Photograph of Homer Petross standing in front of his home in Brownwood, Texas. He is wearing a khaki U.S. Army uniform, garrison cap, and spectacles. His house is lightly colored horizontal clapboard with vertical slats and brick near the bottom.
Date:
[1942..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[German Mortar Crew]
Photograph of a German mortar crew operating their mortar. The three helmeted and uniformed men crouch beside their weapon while two other men stand behind them. The leftmost visible man is holding a mortar shell in his hand.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History