[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

[Buildings on a Hillside]

Photograph of a group of buildings located at various elevations of a hill in Germany. Water can be seen flowing past a stone wall at the bottom of the hill.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262]

Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The tail of the jet is camouflaged and the vertical tail fin is painted with a white background and a swastika. The tail has been broken off and is lying on top of the left wing. "Jet German Plane" is handwritten on the lower portion of the photo.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262]

Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The tail of the jet is camouflaged and the vertical tail fin is painted with a white background and a swastika. The tail has been broken off and is lying on top of the left wing.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destroyed Buildings in Munich, Germany]

Photograph of a street in Munich, Germany, that is surrounded by the rubble of ruined buildings. A U.S. Army truck is visible in the street as well as a group of people.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Double Exposed Photograph of a Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262]

Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The photo has a double exposure effect, with one image of a soldier sitting on the jet's tail fin while holding a carbine and the other image showing a man sitting in the fuselage of the camouflaged vehicle.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Double Exposed Photograph of a Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262]

Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The photo has a double exposure effect, with one image of a soldier sitting on the jet's tail fin while holding a carbine and the other image showing a man sitting in the fuselage of the camouflaged vehicle.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Beside an Army Truck]

Photograph of five uniformed soldiers beside a truck with an encircled star painted on its door. Two of the helmeted men stand beside the truck's wheel well, while the other three men crouch in front.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Beside an Army Truck]

Photograph of five uniformed soldiers beside a truck with an encircled star painted on its door. Two of the helmeted men stand beside the truck's wheel well, while the other three men crouch in front. "Augsburg, Germany" is handwritten along the bottom right.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Standing by Three Trucks]

Photograph of five uniformed and helmeted soldiers standing together in a row in front of three parked trucks. The truck to the far right has baggage and a canvas tarpaulin on top of it, and the second truck has bunched canvas on top of its cab. "Augsburg, Ger" is written along the bottom of the photo.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ken Odnol and William Giannopoulos in Front of Landsberg Prison]

Photograph of Ken Odnol and William Giannopoulos standing in front of the doors of Landsberg Prison. The two men are wearing garrison caps and U.S. Army uniforms. Giannopoulos has his right arm over Odnol's shoulder. The doorway to the prison is metal with a pattern of jagged diagonal lines. An ivy-covered arch appears above the door. A smaller doorway is open directly behind the two men. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says this is where Adolf Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf."
Date: 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

[People on a Bridge in Munich, Germany]

Photograph of a stone bridge that spans a river in Munich, Germany. A woman wearing a black dress can be seen by the wall of the river, while two soldiers are partially visible in the foreground. Buildings can be seen near the river in the background.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rear of a Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262]

Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet as seen from the rear. The tail of the camouflaged jet has snapped off and now lies beside the vehicle on the left. Small houses can be seen in the background.
Date: April 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

[Ruined Buildings in Munich, Germany]

Photograph of damaged buildings in Munich, Germany. A pile of rubble and twisted metal frames lies between two largely intact buildings.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruined Buildings on a Street in Munich, Germany]

Photograph of a street in Munich, Germany, that is lined with damaged buildings on the right and a tree to the left. While the foremost building on the right looks to be intact, the buildings behind it have suffered heavy damage. the building in the center has had most of its walls destroyed and a pile of rubble lies around its base.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Soldiers and Two Tanks by German Houses]

Photograph of seven uniformed U.S. Army soldiers in a grassy field. Two tanks are parked behind them, and a group of houses are visible in the background. One of the soldiers is crouching and smoking a cigarette.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Soldiers and Two Tanks by German Houses]

Photograph of seven uniformed U.S. Army soldiers in a grassy field. Two tanks are parked behind them, and a group of houses are visible in the background. One of the soldiers is crouching and smoking a cigarette.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History