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[Ruins of Dunkirk, France]
Photograph of ruined buildings in the city of Dunkirk, France. Rubble litters the foreground, and most of the photo contains the decrepit shells of ruined buildings. A tall belfry building stands intact in the center of the background.
Date:
1940
Creator:
De Meester, J.
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 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 House and Woodshed]
Photograph of two German buildings. The leftmost building is an open woodshed with boards piled at its sides. The stone house in the background is two stories tall and has double windows spaced regularly along its side.
Date:
[1943..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
[A Group of Prisoners of War]
Photograph of a group of prisoners of war in Germany. They are wearing a variety of uniforms and stand around a wooden pole.
Date:
[1943..1945]
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
[Homer Petross Holding a Captured German Machine Gun]
Photograph of Homer Petross standing before a rock wall and holding a captured German MG-42. Petross is wearing a helmet and an Army uniform.
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
[Homer Petross Manning a Half-Track's Machine Gun]
Photograph of Homer Petross manning a machine gun that is mounted on top of a U.S. Army half-track. "Angela II" is painted along the bottom of the vehicle's right door.
Date:
[1943..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
[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 with Another Soldier]
Photograph of Homer Petross standing to the right of another soldier. They each have an arm around the others' shoulder. They are standing outside to the left of a tent that is mostly out of frame. A young blonde boy wearing shorts stands near a hedge behind them.
Date:
[1943..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
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
[Soldier Holding a Large Projectile]
Photograph of a uniformed and helmeted U.S. Army soldier holding a large shell projectile that is approximately three feet long. Houses, a picket fence, and a woodpile are visible behind him.
Date:
[1943..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
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
1st Nazi Captive, Houffbach, Fr
Photograph of a German prisoner of war standing in a French street with people gathered on the sidewalks behind him. He wears a long coat and soft cap, and holds his arms in submission. A uniformed soldier to the left holds a rifle and observes the prisoner.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Petross, Homer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advance Thru Coburg, Germany
Photograph of an armored Allied vehicle moving down the dusty road of Coburg, Germany. A helmeted soldier stands beside the vehicle. Tall buildings line the street, and rubble can be seen in the foreground.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airplane Parked by Autobahn]
Photograph of a twin engined airplane parked among trees to the side of a German highway.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Petross, Homer F.
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
[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
[A Destroyed Bridge and Vehicles]
Photograph of the remains of a bridge that crossed a narrow river. The remains of overturned vehicles can be seen along the area where the bridge once stood. Soldiers can be seen surveying the damage on either side of the wreck. The notes on the reverse side of the photo indicate that the bridge was destroyed via mines.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History