Photograph several uniformed United States Army soldiers standing at a covered German train station. The three soldiers in front are identified as Vernon Raschko, Merril McCarty, and Patrick McEachern. A sign labeled "Ausgang" hangs above them.

Photograph of the entrance arch of Bürgerbräukeller. The word "Bürgerbräukeller" appears on the arch and is split into three parts. The words are surrounded by a stone relief shaped like a wreath of hops.

Photograph of armed Allied soldiers moving over hills of rubble in Nuremberg, Germany. A few walls and building frames remain among the debris.

Photographs of Dan Melli in and around the envirions of Blaubeuren, Germany. The image on the top left shows an American military parked by a Blaubeuren sign at a railroad station. The top right image shows Dan Melli sitting by a medical truck that has "Louise" written on its covering. The center picture features a blurry soldier standing in front of a captured German train with piles of open crates nearby. Dan Melli poses with a wrought iron fence on the bottom left, and with two young German children on the bottom right.

Photograph of a German World War I memorial. The figure is a nude man leaning backward with his eyes closed. "Wachsen Liess, Der Wollte Keine" appears on an arched stone wall behind the figure.

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named Edward Scott standing in front of a German World War I memorial. The figure is a nude man leaning backward with his eyes closed. "Der Wollte Keine" appears on an arched stone wall behind the figure.

Photograph of a few soldiers standing and talking with one another. According to the photo these soldiers are "holding up production."

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named George Hatt standing beside a statue of a naked man. "Der Wollte" is written on stone.

Photograph of a German officer (Major) inspecting a captured English map while standing in a street. Around him men are loading materials onto trucks. According to the back of the photo, these materials were most likely brought from Africa.

Photograph of a German officer inspecting the work done of shelving of 40 mm. shells.

Photograph of German soldiers unloading capture English equipment in Dunkirk, France.

Photograph of three stories of a building with the words "Hugo Walter" in relief over display windows on the bottom floor. Two rows of smaller windows are visible, and the lower row has small awnings and flower pots on their windowsills. A line of black dots cuts diagonally cross the picture.

Photograph of U.S. Army soldiers in a line beside German business buildings. German children and a woman walk in front of the men. The reverse side of the photo indicates that the men were waiting for Gmünd souvenir watches, and that the man in the center is William Hahn.

Photograph of a tank that has been overturned on an earthen field. Most of its treads have been removed. Swastikas and German graffiti have been painted on the side of the tank's hull.

Photograph of a sign on a street corner that says "Headquarters 7th Army, Western Military District." A smaller sign below says "Radfahrer absteigen! auf den Gehweg gehen."

Photograph of a store in Eisenberg, Germany, with a painted sign on the building: "Ludwig Messer, Konfektion, Schuhwaren." Below the sign is a painted silhouette of a man with a question mark and illegible German text. Below this is a street sign that says "Worms 23 km, Ebertsheim 3 km." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Werewolf sign to keep civilians aware of Gestapo."

Photograph of the city of Luzern and the surrounding countryside and lake, taken from Mount Pilatus. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Pilatus 2132 m; Blick auf Luzern und Zugersee. Pilatus 6396 feet, View towards Luzern and Zugersee."

Photograph of Mount Pilatus, with Hotel Pilatus barely visible on its peak and Lake Luzern in the background. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Pilatus mit Vierwaldstättersee. Pilatus with lake of Luzern."

Photograph of snow-capped Mount Titlis and Mount Sustenhorn in Switzerland, taken from Mount Pilatus. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Ausblick vom Pilatus: Titlis 3239 m und Sustenhorn 2931 m. View from Pilatus: Titlis 9717 feet and Sustenhorn 8793 feet."

Photograph of Pilatus-Kulm, a hotel at the peak of Mount Pilatus, with Lake Luzern in the distance behind it. A typed note on the back of the photo says "Pilatus-Kulm. Blick auf Vierwaldstättersee. Pilatus-Kulm. View towards lake of Luzern."

Photograph of a train on railroad tracks on Mount Pilatus in Switzerland, taken from inside a rocky tunnel as the train enters another tunnel. Mount Titlis is visible through the tunnel in the background.

Photograph of a soldier standing outside a building with a sign that says "Gasthaus zu den zwei Schlüsseln." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This is a small beer hall in the same town where I was on Christmas Day 1944. Sgt. Messe is standing at the right. Note the loaded bikes parked out front. France's roads are continually crowded with such travelers - either getting away from the lines or returning to their homes. France, Jan. 1945."

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.

Photographs of soldiers preparing to be discharged and leave Germany. The first photo involves a First Sergeant calling out while holding a paper. Soldiers mill about to the right, with Ferdinand Caravelli looking towards the camera. The middle-left photo shows Joe Hurt carrying a full sack over his back and standing in a street. The middle-right photo shows Nathan Levine standing in front of a German theater. The bottom photo is a close up of Dan Melli and a man named John. They are smiling, standing in front of a wall, and wearing shirts and ties.