Photos Photos of the US Army in the ETO

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WWII. Battle of Saint-Lô, France. 7 - 19 July. German paras of the 13th Fallschirmjäger Regiment captured by US troops.

 

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American C-47 aircraft flying over Geel in Belgium on their way to Holland for Operation Market Garden, 17 September 1944

 

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45th Infantry Division Personnel (Thunderbirds) in Grenoble France - September 1944
LIFE Magazine Archives - Carl Mydans Photographer

 

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Allied forces advance after the Operation Avalanche Salerno Italy landings in September 1943
LIFE Magazine Archives - George Rodger Photographer

 

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This photograph, taken on April 25, 1945, near Torgau, Germany, shows three American soldiers (69th Infantry Division) and two Soviet soldiers (58th Rifle Guard Division) relaxing along the Elbe River and examining each other's weapons. That day, two Americans named Cpl James J. McDonnell and Second Lieutenant William Robertson were among the first Americans to make contact with the Red Army. James later recalled, "I couldn't speak Russian and I couldn't speak English, but hugs and handshakes said it all." Looking back that day, William said, "It was a great feeling of relief, the war was over."

 

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Liberation of Besançon France - September 1944

LIFE Magazine Archives - Carl Mydans Photographer

 

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Men of the 8th Infantry Regiment are pinned down by German fire as they attempt to move forward and enter the Belguim town of Libin, Sept. 7, 1944.

 

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"Ike" somewhere in the ETO, might be France.