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

Photograph of a number of German soldiers standing next to different motor vehicles. Civilians are seen in the distance walking behind the soldiers.

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 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 John Amundson standing amid the rubble of ruined buildings. He is wearing a helmet and a field jacket. To the left is a street sign pointing to the right that is printed with the words "Nürnberg 35 km, Wilhermsdorf 6km."

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 sign for an automotive park in Munich, Germany, next to a dirt road.

Photograph of the Deutsches Museum, on the shore of Ludwigsbrücke in Munich, Germany. The photo is taken from above, with the surrounding city buildings visible.

Photograph of a field near the autobahn in Germany, with part of a German sign visible at the edge of the picture.

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 buildings lining a street in Germany, with people and cars on and around the street as well. Text on one of the buildings says "Hotel Bayrischer Hof."

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 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 Auerbacher Castle on the top of a hill covered with trees. Text on the front of the postcard indicates that it was taken from an airplane: "Auerbacher Schloß (Bergstraße) vom Flugzeug aus."