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.

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.

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.

Photograph of a twin engined airplane parked among trees to the side of a German highway.

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 a pair of railroad tracks that run toward a destroyed concrete bridge.

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.

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.

Photograph of four children standing in a row and holding hands in front of a two-story house. The three girls and one boy are wearing warm clothes, and snow can be seen on the ground and wooded hill behind them. The notes on the reverse side of the photo indicate that this image was taken from a border in the Alps between Germany and Austria.

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.

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.

Photograph of large group of German soldiers traveling down a dirt road in horse-drawn vehicles. A group of saddled horses stands together at the far right alongside two soldiers on foot. The road is lined with trees to one side and power lines on the other.

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.

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 an ox-drawn wagon laden with hay that is moving through a town. Small trees and buildings line the left side of the road.

Photograph of people looking at the Alps from a lookout point off the highway. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, “An Alps. Mt. scene -- This picture was taken just outside a small town that we taken being out last battle.”

Photograph of soldiers gathering supplies for attack at Maginot Line in France. The men can be seen packing needed supplies onto tanks and military trucks.

Photograph of two soldiers standing in front of the ruins after a battle. A multistory house with a missing roof can be seen in the background.

Photograph of the rubble left after a battle in World War II. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Ruins of battle."

Photograph of the ruins after a battle relating to World War II. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "After a battle."

Photograph of Camp Lucky Strike at Le Havre, France, showing rows of tents down a gravel path.

Photograph of the interior of St. Martin's Cathedral in Mainz, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "The interior of one of the nice churches over here."

Photograph of a wall mural of a crucifix in Germany.

Photograph of a dead Nazi SS trooper in the snow.