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For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions , which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme . Berlin, Vorführung der Panzerfaust ADN-ZB/Archiv Das faschistische Deutschland im II. Weltkrieg 1939-45 Berlin wird am 1. Februar 1945 zum "Verteidigungsbereich" erklärt. Anfang April wird den Berlinern auf öffentlichen Plätzen der Gebrauch der Panzerfaust erläutert. (Aufnahme erstand vor dem 9. April 1945)

Admin · Berlin, 1945

Company E, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. Photographer: Pfc. W. Goodman.

Admin · Hürtgen Forest, Germany

A welder from the 1058th Bridge Construction and Repair Group repairs the Ludendorff Bridge after it was captured on 7 March 1945.

Admin · Remagen, Germany

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 1083 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

Admin · Siegfried Line / Westwall

Photographer: Augustine.

Admin · Aachen, Germany

American GIs pass trucks destroyed by German artillery on March 11, 1945 near Remagen, Germany.

Admin · Remagen, Germany

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions , which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme . Berlin, Bau einer Panzersperre ADN-ZB/Archiv Das faschistische Deutschland im II. Weltkrieg 1939-45 Berlin wird am 1. Februar 1945 zum "Verteidigungsbereich" erklärt. Volkssturmsoldaten am 10. März beim Bau einer Panzersperre an einer Bahnunterführung. 343-45 [Scherl Bilderdienst]

Admin · Berlin, 1945

The caption reads: "What was intended to be a formidable trap for advancing allied armies turns out to be an excellent place to dry washing. PFC Anthony Mesinko, Cleveland, Ohio, uses the barbed wire of the 'impregnable' Siegfried Line to hang out his clothes."

Admin · Siegfried Line / Westwall

Co. I, 3rd Bn., 8th Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive.

Admin · Hürtgen Forest, Germany

1st Infantry Division. Photographer: Wescott.

Admin · Aachen, Germany

Siegfried Line / Westwall

Admin · Siegfried Line / Westwall

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions , which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme . Berlin, Bau einer Panzersperre Scherl: ADN-ZB/Archiv Das faschistische Deutschland im II. Weltkrieg 1939-45 Berlin wird am 1. Februar 1945 zum "Verteidigungsbereich" erklärt. Vor einer Panzersperre am S-Bahnhof Hermannstraße in Neukölln heben Volkssturmsoldaten am 10. März 1945 Gruben für Eisenträger aus. 297-45

Admin · Berlin, 1945

Poster printed by the US Army commemorating the capturing of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. The official description is: "The Remagen Bridgehead - 7 March 1945" Department of the Army Poster 21-32 Here, on the Ludendorf Bridge crossing the Rhine at Remagen, Combat Command B, 9th Armored Division -- headed by the 27th Armored Infantry Battalion -- with "superb skill, daring and esprit de corps" successfully effected the first bridgehead across Germany's formidable river barrier and so contributed decisively to the defeat of the enemy. The 27th Battalion reached Remagen, found the bridge intact but mined for demolition. Although its destruction was imminent, without hesitation and in face of heavy fire the infantrymen rushed across the structure, and with energy and skill seized the surrounding high ground. The entire episode illustrates that high degree of initiative, leadership and gallantry toward which all armies strive but too rarely attain, and won for the Combat Command the Distinguished Unit Citation.

Admin · Remagen, Germany

Remagen, Germany

Admin · Remagen, Germany

SC 334992 - Yank infantrymen moving through Hurtgen forest near Vossenack, Germany. Co. E, 110th Regiment, 28th Division. 2 November, 1944.

Admin · Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Company M, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Photographer not credited.

Admin · Aachen, Germany

Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Admin · Hürtgen Forest, Germany

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions , which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme . Berlin, Bau einer Panzersperre Scherl: ADN-ZB/Archiv Das faschistische Deutschland im II. Weltkrieg 1939-45 Berlin wird am 1. Februar 1945 zum "Verteidigungsbereich" erklärt. Zwei mit Panzerfäusten bewaffnete Volkssturmsoldaten stehen Posten beim Bau einer Panzersperre am S-Bahnhof Hermannstraße in Neukölln am 10. März.. 297-45

Admin · Berlin, 1945

Company I, 3rd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. Photographer not credited. Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive.

Admin · Aachen, Germany

Location: The Castle district of Buda, on St. George Square, near the Royal Castle . The photo shows the façade of the Palace of Archduke Joseph August of Austria (earlier Palace of the Counts Teleki). The Palace does not exist any more, as it was severely damaged during the siege of 1944, and completely demolished in the 1960s. Date and time: On 15 or 16 October 1944, when the Arrow Cross Party seized power. Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503. Only Tiger II unit to go to Budapest [ 1 ]

Admin · Budapest, 1944–1945

Adolf Hitler on 20 March 1945

Admin · Berlin, 1945

This image is here listed as a non-free image. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hitler_20_April_1945.jpg However, the website that is given as source says "This anonymous work originating in the European Union is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public".

Admin · Berlin, 1945

Soviet soldiers in Budapest

Admin · Budapest, 1944–1945

A U.S. Army M4 Dozer tank drives through the Aachen-Rothe Erde rail station, in October 1944. Original caption: "While 9th AF fighter-bombers were attacking strongpoints in the city of Aachen, Germany, preparatory to an assault by ground troops, the German defenders blew up a viaduct leading into the town. How the Americans circumvented the enemy demolition is shown in this photograph of a tank-dozer smashing through the railroad station adjacent to the viaduct. A few minutes later the first U.S. tanks and ground troops entered the city."

Admin · Aachen, Germany