Photos WW2 US Forces

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In preparation for an Allied forces parachute jump six miles east of The Rhine, an American paratrooper receives a Mohawk (aka Mohican) haircut, Arras, France. (Photo by Robert Capa)

 

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The glider landing area, where the Allied Airborne Army are landing across the Rhine at Wesel near the Dutch border, 24th March 1945.

 

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Paratrooper medic of the U.S. 17th Airborne Division treats a wounded paratrooper during the first moments of the invasion of Germany, September 25, 1945

 

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24th March 1945: Paratroopers of the 17th US Airborne Division descending near Wesel in Germany during the Allied Airborne Army operation to secure the Rhine crossing. (Photo by Robert Capa)

 

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A British Airspeed Horsa glider bringing in reinforcements at Wesel, Germany, for the Allied airborne assault operation to secure the Rhine crossing. Paratroopers of the US Airborne Division are in the foreground.

 

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US troops advancing through France are greeted by civilians near the village of Notre Dame de Cenily, August 1944. (Photo by Robert Capa)

 

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Landing on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gun fire are these American soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division, shown just as they left the ramp of a Coast Guard landing boat. 6th June 1944. Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHOM) Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard