Aachen

Soldiers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment move through Aachen , Germany. Aachen was the first large German city to be taken by the Allies.

14 Jun 2026 · identified as “Aachen”

Company L, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Photographer: Moran.

14 Jun 2026 · identified as “Aachen”

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."

14 Jun 2026 · identified as “Aachen”

A U.S. Army M4 Sherman tank drives through the Aachen-Rothe Erde train station, Germany, in October 1944. Original caption: "The first U.S. tank to enter Aachen, Germany, rumbles through a hole opened in the railroad station by a tank-dozer. As the tanks, tank-destroyers and other heavy armament awaited the termination of a bombardment by 9th AF dive-bombers before entering Aachen, the Germans blew up a viaduct on the main avenue leading into the town."

14 Jun 2026 · identified as “Aachen”