On December 17, 1944, as Germany rolls forward during the Battle of the Bulge, two infantrymen of the American 83rd Division, both armed with Thompson submachine guns, peer around a corner in the streets of Gurzenich, Germany.
Then image: US Signal Corps
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Germans soldiers taken prisoner while the allies are on their way to Weisweiler during Operation Queen, in november 1944.
Then image: LIFE
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Allied Soldiers from the 104th Infantry regiment in the main street of Eschweiler in November 1944.
Then image: LIFE magazine
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Soldiers near the Sticherberg on their way to the centre of Eschweiler, November 1944.
Then image: :LIFE
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People from Eschweiler gather around in the Röthgener Straße when the allied soldiers entered the city in November 1944.
Then image: LIFE
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Germans POW’s in the streets of Eschweiler during the battle for the city in November 1944.
Then image: LIFE
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M4A1 move thru Eschweiler to Reinforce 1st Army in Weisweiler 1944.
(the angle is not perfect, but it’s a busy street just before a traffic light).
Then image: ?
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Tanks and soldiers arrive in Eschweiler at the Pumpe in 1944.
Then image: LIFE
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Large column of German Prisoners of War in the small city/village of Gressenich, Germany during Operation Queen, 1945.
Then image: ??
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General Eisenhower, commander of the 9th Army Lt. Gen. William Simpson and 83rd Division Major General Robert Macon inspecting the citadel of Jülich, March 1945
Then image: ?
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