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

Photograph of Homer Petross wearing a U.S. Army uniform, chest ribbon, wire-rimmed glasses, and a garrison cap. He also wears identification tags around his neck.

Photograph of Jake Porciello wearing a United States Army uniform and standing next to a German street sign for "Kaiser Strasse." Trees, a pedestrian, and a building are visible behind him.

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 Hannover Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station of Hannover, Germany. A sign written with "Hannover Hbf" stands in front of a structure with a rounded roof that covers the tracks.

Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station of Hannover, Germany. A sign written with "Hannover Hbf" stands in front of a structure with a rounded roof that covers the tracks. A series of metal poles and a stairway can be seen to the left.

Photograph of an unidentified building in Germany, showing the front facade and one wing with the circle drive visible.

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 two soldiers standing next to a sign that says "Oberammergau, Bez Amt Garmisch."

Photograph of two soldiers walking on a dirt road next to a building in Germany.

Postcard of the Alps Mountains, showing a church peeking out from behind a boulder and a tram coming out of a tunnel.

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.

Photograph of a soldier leaning against an open car door on a residential street. The soldier is wearing a garrison cap, uniform jacket, and tie. Rows of houses and vegetation line both sides of the street.

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier standing in front of the double doors of the Passionstheater Oberammergau. The man is wearing a garrison cap and has his hands in his jacket's pockets.

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.