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[12th Armored Division Sign for a Danube River Bridge]

Photograph of a sign that stands beside houses, a telephone pole, and in front of a tree. The sign reads "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." The lower right portion of the sign features a triangle.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Soldiers on a Sidewalk]

Photograph of uniformed American soldiers walking on a sidewalk to the right of a road. Buildings loom over both sides of the road, and a jeep drives nearby.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building with Statuary]

Photograph of a building that has ornately carved pillars and arches as well as three sculptures built into recesses on the walls. The statue in the center is the full figure of a man standing on a pedestal, while the other two are partial figures of women that are built into much shallower recesses. People and other buildings can be seen to the right. The angle of the photo is tilted, and the word "Germany" is handwritten along the bottom.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cable Car Passing Over a Wooded Area]

Photograph of cable car passing over a wooded area and a house. Soldiers can be seen standing inside of the car, and mountains are visible in the background.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cathedral Behind a Wall]

Photograph of a cathedral and its steeple as seen behind an ornate wall.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Convoy of Men and Vehicles on a Dirt Road]

Photograph of a convoy of jeeps and trucks on a dirt road as seen from the inside of William Giannopoulos' vehicle. Soldiers can be seen on and inside of vehicles along the road. Part of Giannopoulos' name is visible and backwards on the window in the foreground.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Beside a Sign for Brenner Pass]

Photograph of five uniformed American soldiers standing and crouching to the right of a sign that reads "Passo del Brennero, m 1372." The men are crowded against a short pillar topped a horseshoe-shaped curve that bears the image of a flower. A hill rises from directly behind the men and into the background.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Holding a Captured Nazi Flag]

Photograph of five uniformed soldiers standing beside an Army truck while holding aloft a captured Nazi flag. The flag has a dark field, a white circle at its center that features a bird holding an encircled swastika, and a banner with the letters "NSKK." This is a flag for the National Socialist Motor Corps. The truck behind them has wooden slats as the side of its bed. Baggage and gas cans are visible on the truck bed behind the men.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers in Front of a Fence]

Photograph of five uniformed and helmeted soldiers standing in front of a picket fence that surrounds a two-story building and a yard filled with bushes. The leftmost man is only partially visible. A sign on the fence says "Service Sector" and hangs between the men.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers Standing Against a Wall]

Photograph of four uniformed American soldiers standing against a wall that stands in front of a road that slopes downward behind them and then stretches off into the background. The rear portion of a jeep with a spare tire attached to it is visible to the left, and a forest is located behind the jeep.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Francis Lesniak and William Giannopoulos Crouching by a Cactus]

Photograph of Francis Lesniak and William Giannopoulos kneeling together by a cactus beside a drainage ditch. A truck is driving on a road to the right, while a person can be seen on a dirt path near camp buildings to the left.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gated Two-Story House]

Photograph of a two-story house that has a fenced-in yard with large bushes.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man on a Bicycle in Front of a Building]

Photograph of a man on a bicycle while in a lot in front of a stone building. A sculpture of a man stands in the center of the wall, rows of barred windows line the wall, and two towers rise from behind the building.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mountain Valley]

Photograph of snow capped mountains as seen over the tops of trees and behind telephone lines.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parked U.S. Army Trucks]

Photograph of a group of three U.S. Army trucks parked closed to each other on an earthen field. The leftmost truck is largely obscured by the center truck, which is a tow truck with a boom winch on its bed. The truck on the right appears to have a covered bed, though most of its rear half is out of the frame.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Red Cross Workers Among Soldiers]

Photograph of a pair of uniformed women from the Red Cross standing among uniformed American soldiers. Jeeps can be seen behind the crowd in the background. "Germany" is handwritten along the lower right portion of the photo.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Red Cross Workers Among Soldiers]

Photograph of a pair of uniformed women from the Red Cross standing among uniformed American soldiers. Jeeps can be seen behind the crowd in the background.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on a Tow Truck]

Photograph of Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on the back of a ten ton tow truck. The two men are wearing caps and u.S. Army uniforms. Mauger stands beside the cab while Giannopoulos leans against the boom winch. A building and three more trucks are visible behind the tow truck.
Date: June 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 Tank]

Photograph of Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 tank. Mauger sits on the hull of the vehicle while Giannopoulos stands up from within the driver's hatch. Giannopoulos leans an arm over the tank's gun while wearing a helmet and goggles.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rufus Baxter in Front of a Half-Track]

Photograph of a Rufus Baxter standing with his right hand on the bumper of a half-track. Baxter wears a garrison cap and jumpsuit. The half-track vehicle has a star painted on its grille, "Convoy First Vehicle" painted on its bumper, and canvas covering baggage on its top.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Beside a Jeep]

Photograph of a uniformed soldier standing behind a jeep. The young man is wearing a soft cap, glasses, and a uniform. A stone house with a chimney stands behind him to the left, while a trailer stands to the right of him. "Germany" is handwritten on the lower right portion of the photograph.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Giving Another Soldier a Haircut]

Photograph of two uniformed soldiers outdoors by the corner of a house. They are both smiling towards the camera. The man on the left is holding a pair of scissors, while the sitting man on the right wears an overcoat and keeps his hands in his lap.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Giving Another Soldier a Haircut]

Photograph of a uniformed soldier sitting in front of another soldier while wearing a shawl. The soldier behind him is cutting his hair. A bush and a building are behind the pair.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier in a Field of Flowers]

Photograph of a uniformed and helmeted soldier kneeling within a field of flowers. He is located beside a row of tulips and is looking down at them. A white house is visible in the background.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History