Allied soldiers in Hottorf on their way to Erkelenz during Operation Grenade around February 1945.
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Category Archives: Operation Grenade
Kofferen
Pfc Robert Fleming posts a warning sign reading; Stop! You are under enemy observation! in Kofferen on the way to Lövenich, 27 February 1945.
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Neuss (3)
Civilians in a long que for grosseries in Neuss in March 1945 with the slogan “Heil Hitler” stil visible on a building on the opposite site of the road.
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Neuss (2)
Soldiers in the center of Neuss on the way to the Neusser Brücke during the Battle for the Rhine around March 1945.
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Kamp Lintfort (2)
Tanks of the 8 Armoured Division in the center of Kamp Lintfort, 8 March 1945.
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Körrenzig
Infantrymen of the Ninth U.S. Army move past a burning American jeep and trailer at Korrenzig, Germany. 24 February, 1945 during Operation Grenade.
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Blatzheim
Civilians are rounded up by members of the Military Government, after First Army infantrymen of the 8th Division drove the Nazis out of Blatzheim, Germany, 27 February, 1945. Note: If you look careful you can you can see the slogans Schweig Feind hort mit! and Schweigen hilft Siegen!
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Neuss (1)
Street by street the American soldiers penetrated trough the city of Neuss during Operation Grenade in March 1945.
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Rheinberg (3)
Amercan Soldiers clearing the city center of the city of Rheinberg after the battle for the city in March 1945.
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Rheinberg (2) – Winterswick
A German SP assault gun (Sturmgeschütz) damaged by fire in Winterswick during the battle for bloody Rheinberg around March 1945.
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