Battles at the western front in Germany, 1945
empty search
112 images found Headline: Antitank gun of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, 1945
Antitank gun of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, 1945
A German 7.5cm Pak firing on Allied Sherman tanks.
Headline: Reconnaissance unit of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, 1945
Reconnaissance unit of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, 1945
A reconnaissance unit of the Wehrmacht is on watch for enemy forces. The soldier in the foreground uses a captured Polish gun of the type Browning wz. 1928.
Headline: Reconquered village on the Western Front, 1945
Reconquered village on the Western Front, 1945
A soldier of the Wehrmacht behind a destroyed American 57mm anti-tank gun after the recapture of a village.
Headline: German trenches on the Western Front, 1945
German trenches on the Western Front, 1945
Wehrmacht soldiers wait in their trenches to attack the Allied troops. On the edge of the trench are prepared Kar98 and hand grenades.
Headline: Camouflaged German gun emplacement on the Western Front, 1945
Camouflaged German gun emplacement on the Western Front, 1945
Gun of the Luftwaffe in firing position, in front of it there is an observer with binoculars. The gun is probably a 3.7-cm Flak 43.
Headline: Paratroopers on the Western Front, 1945
Paratroopers on the Western Front, 1945
A column of paratroopers walks through the Forest of Haguenau into a reconquered village. The soldier pictured right carries a "Panzerschreck"rocket launcher for antitank defense.
Headline: Anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, 1945
Anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, 1945
Wehrmacht soldiers bring a 7.5-cm-PaK 40 in the firing position in Alsace. On the right is probably an Opel Maultier halftrack.
Headline: Anti-aircraft guns of the Luftwaffe on the Western Front, 1945
Anti-aircraft guns of the Luftwaffe on the Western Front, 1945
Luftwaffe soldiers bring 2cm Flakvierling 38 in position to secure the supply routes in Upper Alsace.
Headline: Pioneer of the Wehrmacht before a minefield, 1945
Pioneer of the Wehrmacht before a minefield, 1945
A pioneer of the Wehrmacht attaches a warning sign on the barbed wire in front of a mined abatis. During the advance of the Allies these will be removed again.
Headline: Recapture of a village in Lorraine, 1945
Recapture of a village in Lorraine, 1945
Grenadiers of the Wehrmacht back after a successful counterattack in a village at the Hagenau forest and carry ammunition boxes with them.
Headline: Artillery of the Wehrmacht in Upper Alsace, 1945
Artillery of the Wehrmacht in Upper Alsace, 1945
Artillerymen of the Wehrmacht have brought into firing position a heavy 10-cm-Feldkanone 18 field gun to support the bridgehead on the Upper Rhine.
Headline: German artillery on the Western Front, 1945
German artillery on the Western Front, 1945
Artillerymen of the Wehrmacht fire with a captured French 155mm howitzer on advancing American troops.
Headline: German artillery on the Western Front, 1945
German artillery on the Western Front, 1945
A 10,5-cm-leichte Feldhaubitze 18 light howitzer fires on advancing American troops in West Germany.
Headline: Nebelwerfer (smoke mortar) battery in action on the Western Front, 1945
Nebelwerfer (smoke mortar) battery in action on the Western Front, 1945
Launcher artillery of the Wehrmacht starts to bombard Canadian positions in West Germany.
Headline: Paratroopers on the Western Front, 1945
Paratroopers on the Western Front, 1945
German paratrooper watch from their coverage as artillery cannons are used against Canadian positions. On the right is a prepared Kar98.
Headline: SS Panzergrenadier (mechanized infantry) on the Western Front, 1945
SS Panzergrenadier (mechanized infantry) on the Western Front, 1945
Grenadiers of the Waffen SS are preparing for a counterattack. The front soldier carries a bazooka.
Headline: A messenger of the Wehrmacht in a destroyed village in the west, 1945
A messenger of the Wehrmacht in a destroyed village in the west, 1945
A messenger of the Wehrmacht runs from cover to cover in a destroyed village.
Headline: American soldiers on the bridge of Remagen, 1944
American soldiers on the bridge of Remagen, 1944
The railway bridge of Remagen over the Rhine that was occupied unharmed by American soldiers.
Headline: American troops cross the Rhine in 1945
American troops cross the Rhine in 1945
On a pontoon bridge American troops cross the Rhine, 1945
Headline: Amerikanischer Soldat mit deutschen Kriegsgefangenen, 1945
Amerikanischer Soldat mit deutschen Kriegsgefangenen, 1945
Aufnahmedatum: 05.03.1945 Ein Amerikaner führt zwei deutsche Soldaten in der Stadt Remagen in die Gefangenschaft. Die Einheit des Amerikaners, die 4. Kavallerieschwadron der 4. Kavalleriegruppe der 1. Armee, überquerte als erste den Rhein.
Headline: American soldiers at the bridge of Remagen, 1945
American soldiers at the bridge of Remagen, 1945
After an unsuccessful detonation, the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine near Remagen had fallen into the hands of the Americans undamaged, here troops cross the Rhine.
Headline: Köln nach alliierten Luftangriffen, 1945
Köln nach alliierten Luftangriffen, 1945
Von vielen Häusern in Köln blieben nach dem Luftkrieg im Zweiten Weltkrieg nur noch Trümmer und Ruinen übrig. Die Innenstadt um den Kölner Dom herum und die Rheinbrücken waren weitgehend zerstört.
Headline: Ship hoist near Henrichenburg, 1929
Ship hoist near Henrichenburg, 1929
Old ship hoist near Henrichenburg in the city area of Waltrop, where the Dortmund-Ems Canal meets the Rhine-Herne Canal. In the hoisting gear, ships of up to 800 tons payload can be raised to 16 meters.
Headline: Köln nach alliierten Luftangriffen, 1945
Köln nach alliierten Luftangriffen, 1945
Von vielen Häusern in Köln blieben nach dem Luftkrieg im Zweiten Weltkrieg nur noch Trümmer und Ruinen übrig. Die Innenstadt um den Kölner Dom herum und die Rheinbrücken waren weitgehend zerstört.
Headline: U.S. troops at the crossing of the Rhine, 1945
U.S. troops at the crossing of the Rhine, 1945
American troops cross a pontoon bridge over the Rhine.
Headline: Fallen members of the Hitler Youth on the Western Front
Fallen members of the Hitler Youth on the Western Front
The photo, taken by an American war correspondent in Huertgenwald, that was fought for weeks, shows the fallen child soldiers in their fighting positions from Hitler's last squad.
Headline: German troops in 's-Hertogenbosch, 1944
German troops in 's-Hertogenbosch, 1944
A platoon leader at the 's-Hertogenbosch station gives his men the final instructions before the current attack. In the middle there is the officer of an armored unit, left a soldier of the Air Force. The soldier on the left carries a bazooka.
Headline: Paratroops in a trench in Holland, 1944
Paratroops in a trench in Holland, 1944
Paratroops in a trench in Holland. Picture shows in front a soldier smoking a pipe and in the back a soldier digging the trench and one with a Fla-MG (Anti-aircraft machine gun).
Headline: German column in the Ardennes, 1945
German column in the Ardennes, 1945
German vehicles on a supply road in the Ardennes, In the foreground is a truck with a light artillery Field Howitzer 10.5 cm.
Headline: German tank crew at a campfire in the Ardennes, 1945
German tank crew at a campfire in the Ardennes, 1945
German soldiers in a forest at a campfire. In the background is a battle tank "Panther".
Headline: German soldiers and armored vehicles on the Western Front, 1945
German soldiers and armored vehicles on the Western Front, 1945
Soldiers of the division 'Greater Germany' have gone in position on a causeway. In the background an armored personnel carrier (infantry fighting vehicle Sd.Kfz. 251) is shown.
Headline: German officers at a briefing session, 1945
German officers at a briefing session, 1945
Officers with a map discuss the attack on American positions at a mountain range.
Headline: Amerikanische Soldaten in einer deutschen Stadt, 1945
Amerikanische Soldaten in einer deutschen Stadt, 1945
Amerikanische Soldaten am Fenster eines Hauses in einer umkämpften Stadt. Unter dem Fenster ein gefallener Soldat der Waffen-SS.
Headline: American soldier guards young German soldiers, 1945.
American soldier guards young German soldiers, 1945.
Young German soldiers captured by US-American soldiers during the Battle of Remagen
Headline: Ludendorff Bridge
Ludendorff Bridge
Ludendorff Bridge, Second World War - western front invasion of Germany, 1933-1945 National Socialism
Headline: The destroyed center of Wesel, 1945
The destroyed center of Wesel, 1945
The center of Wesel was amost completely destroyed in fierce fighting in the last days of the war.
Headline: Ludendorff Bridge
Ludendorff Bridge
Ludendorff Bridge, Second World War - western front invasion of Germany, 1933-1945 National Socialism
Headline: German soldier brings captive U.S. troops backwards, 1945
German soldier brings captive U.S. troops backwards, 1945
American soldiers, who were taken prisoners during fights in the Ardennes region, are being guided behind the front under surveillance. Right at the edge of the picture is a German tank.
Headline: German soldiers at the front in Belgium, 1945
German soldiers at the front in Belgium, 1945
Soldiers in their Schuetzenpanzer Sdkfz.251 (armored fighting vehicle) on the way in the Belgium and Luxembourg battlefield. Behind the shield a machine gun 42
Headline: German soldiers smoke after a battle, 1945
German soldiers smoke after a battle, 1945
A tanker of the Wehrmacht (left) gives fire to an infantryman of the Weapon SS for his cigarette. In the background is a destroyed American scout car.
Headline: Dead American machine gunner in Belgium, 1945
Dead American machine gunner in Belgium, 1945
Dead GI, who was hit by a German sniper while firing his Browning M1917 machine gun in the combat area Southern Belgium.
Headline: An anti-aircraft battery is brought in position by soldiers of the Luftwaffe, 1945
An anti-aircraft battery is brought in position by soldiers of the Luftwaffe, 1945
Luftwaffe soldiers bring an antiaircraft gun in position during the Battle of the Bulge. The batteries are also equipped with headlights and should secure the ordnance in the Belgo-Luxembourg area.
Headline: German assault gun III during fighting on the Western front, 1945
German assault gun III during fighting on the Western front, 1945
Assault gun type III and an armored personnel carrier Sd.Kfz. 251 of the Waffen SS in a village on the Western front.
Headline: Changing positions because of flooding, Netherlands, 1945
Changing positions because of flooding, Netherlands, 1945
Changing positions because of flooding, Netherlands. Picture shows a horse carriage with soldiers and a anti-aircraft gun.
Headline: German paratroopers crossing a river in the night in the Netherlands, 1945
German paratroopers crossing a river in the night in the Netherlands, 1945
German paratroopers crossing a river in the night in the Netherlands.
Headline: Soldiers of the Waffen SS on the Western front, 1945
Soldiers of the Waffen SS on the Western front, 1945
Grenadier in a street an embattled town.
Headline: Changing positions because of flooding in the Netherlands, 1944
Changing positions because of flooding in the Netherlands, 1944
Changing positions because of flooding in the Netherlands. Picture shows German soldiers with a anti-aircraft gun and in the back flooded land.
Headline: Horse carriage in the night crossing a river in the Netherlands, 1944
Horse carriage in the night crossing a river in the Netherlands, 1944
Horse carriage in the night crossing a river in the Netherlands.
Headline: German soldiers during combat in the Ardennes, 1945
German soldiers during combat in the Ardennes, 1945
Infantry during a counter attack against American forces in the woods of the Ardennes.
Headline: Nazi German officers inspect destroyed American tanks in the Ardennes, 1945
Nazi German officers inspect destroyed American tanks in the Ardennes, 1945
A Sherman tank division, which was destroyed during the German Ardennes Offensive, is inspected.
Headline: German mountain artillery in the Vosges, 1945
German mountain artillery in the Vosges, 1945
Gunners of the mountain artillery hurrying to their gun camouflaged under trees after an Allied assembly position was detected.
Headline: American soldiers surrender to a unit of the Weapon-SS, 1945
American soldiers surrender to a unit of the Weapon-SS, 1945
During fights around a village in the Ardennes American soldiers become prisoners.
Headline: German Soldiers at the Western Front, 1945
German Soldiers at the Western Front, 1945
A company commander (le.) writes a dispatch that the dispatcher shall convey.
Headline: Wehrmacht soldiers in a trench on the Western Front, 1945
Wehrmacht soldiers in a trench on the Western Front, 1945
German soldiers wait for the attack of the Allied forces in a trench next to the forest. At least two of the men wear their Zeltbahn (shelter-half) as a wrap for camouflage purposes.
Headline: German Panther tanks in the Ardennes, 1945
German Panther tanks in the Ardennes, 1945
On a street in the Bastogne area Panzer V "Panthers" drive to the front. After the conclusion of the German Ardennes offensive in December 1944 the German troops returned to defenses.
Headline: Soldiers of the Waffen-SS in the Ardennes, 1945
Soldiers of the Waffen-SS in the Ardennes, 1945
Soldiers at the entrance of their wooden bunker in the combat zone of the Ardennes.
Headline: German soldier on the Western front, 1945
German soldier on the Western front, 1945
A soldier with an MG 34 in a house during fighting on the Western front.
Headline: Baggage train of the Wehrmacht during the Ardennes Offensive, 1945
Baggage train of the Wehrmacht during the Ardennes Offensive, 1945
A Wehrmacht soldier waters horses of a supply column at a creek in the Ardennes.
Headline: German soldiers occupy a vacated village, 1945
German soldiers occupy a vacated village, 1945
After the withdrawal of the Americans soldiers of People's Grenadier Division occupy a vacated village in West Germany. On the right there is a warning sign mounted by the Americans that says "Narrow Bridge".
Headline: House-boat of German soldiers at the Meuse in the Netherlands, 1945
House-boat of German soldiers at the Meuse in the Netherlands, 1945
House-boat of German soldiers at the Meuse in the Netherlands.
Headline: German Panzer IV in the Ardennes, 1945
German Panzer IV in the Ardennes, 1945
A Panzer IV of a Waffen SS unit drives over a snowy street on the Ardennes front.
Headline: Destroyed American tank "Sherman" in Upper Alsace, 1945
Destroyed American tank "Sherman" in Upper Alsace, 1945
An American Sherman tank is shot down and unable to move at the edge of Upper Alsace village.
Headline: British troops enter Germany, 1945
British troops enter Germany, 1945
British Army soldiers cross the border to the German Reich, probably in the area around the Klever Reichswald.
Headline: Machine gunners of the Waffen SS in France, 1945
Machine gunners of the Waffen SS in France, 1945
Soldiers of the Waffen SS fire a machine gun from a house in Oberelsass.
Headline: Destroyed American tanks on the Western Front, 1945
Destroyed American tanks on the Western Front, 1945
An American tank "Sherman" on the Western Front, which was hit and destroyed by a bazooka.
Headline: American soldiers and tanks in a destroyed street in Dueren, 1945
American soldiers and tanks in a destroyed street in Dueren, 1945
World War II: entry of American troops in Germany in 1945. Soldiers of the US Army (1st Patrol, 8th Infantry Division) during the advance in the center of Dueren.
Headline: Soldiers of the Waffen SS during combat on the Western front, 1945
Soldiers of the Waffen SS during combat on the Western front, 1945
Grenadier run over a bridge in Hagenauer Forst through enemy artillery fire.
Headline: German soldiers on armored personnel carriers, 1945
German soldiers on armored personnel carriers, 1945
German infantry on an armored personnel carrier.
Headline: German tank destroyer on the Western Front, 1945
German tank destroyer on the Western Front, 1945
A tank destroyer 'Marder III' on which infantrymen were sat on, in a village on the western front.
Headline: German soldiers in a trench at the Western Front, 1945
German soldiers in a trench at the Western Front, 1945
Soldiers advance in a trench.
Headline: Paratroopers with Mg42 on the Western Front, 1945
Paratroopers with Mg42 on the Western Front, 1945
Two German paratroopers shoot advancing British troops with a Mg42 in Kleve-Calcar. The weapon is mounted on an tripod for continuous fire and provided with an optical sight.
Headline: An American Pershing in a destroyed street in Cologne, 1945
An American Pershing in a destroyed street in Cologne, 1945
World War II: entry of American troops in Germany. The photo, taken by an American war correspondent, shows the top of the American infantry, here, protected by a heavy "Pershing" of the 3rd Armored Division, as they fight the way through one of the heavily damaged streets of the Cologne city center towards the Cologne Dom, that is visible in the background.
Headline: US soldiers during street fights in Cologne, 1945
US soldiers during street fights in Cologne, 1945
Infantrymen of the US Army (104th Division, 1st US Army) at a small distance from a tank (750th Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment) peeking around a house corner. On the right, on a partially destroyed house facade a sign recalls a former post office.
Headline: German Soldiers at the Western Front, 1945
German Soldiers at the Western Front, 1945
Soldiers are loading a mortar with a grenade.
Headline: Artillery of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, 1945
Artillery of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, 1945
A "21-cm Moerser 18" of a Volksartilleriekorps (People's Artillery Corps) opens fire on advancing American troops.
Headline: German Soldiers at the Western Front, 1945
German Soldiers at the Western Front, 1945
German soldiers rush through a trench towards their emplacement.
Headline: Observation post of the Wehrmacht in a town in the west, 1944
Observation post of the Wehrmacht in a town in the west, 1944
A soldier of the Wehrmacht watches the enemy lines from a ruined roof.
Headline: Rhenish Volkssturm members working in the agriculture, 1945
Rhenish Volkssturm members working in the agriculture, 1945
Members of the Rhenish Volkssturm load bread grain that was previously threshed by them and will now be transported to the hinterland.
Headline: German outposts on the Western Front, 1945
German outposts on the Western Front, 1945
A sniper of the Wehrmacht has taken position under a tree stump. He is wearing a camouflage jacket of the type Sumpftarnmuster 44 and is armed with a K98.
Headline: Shot down Sherman tank in West Germany, 1945
Shot down Sherman tank in West Germany, 1945
American Sherman tanks, which have been shut down during a German counter-attack. In the foreground dead infantrymen can be seen.
Headline: German infantry on the Western Front in Germany, 1945
German infantry on the Western Front in Germany, 1945
A group of pioneers goes to the front. The rear soldier carries a machine gun MG 42, the soldier before him tank mines.
Headline: Combats at the German frontiers 1944
Combats at the German frontiers 1944
Combats at the German frontiers 1944, Second World War - western front invasion of Germany, 1933-1945 National Socialism
Headline: US-Armee in Deutschland, 1945
US-Armee in Deutschland, 1945
US-Armee in Deutschland, 1945, Second World War - western front invasion of Germany, 1933-1945 National Socialism
Headline: Arrival of the Americans in Bad Homburg, 1945
Arrival of the Americans in Bad Homburg, 1945
World War II: US-American troops during the occupation of Bad Homburg.
Headline: Kriegsmarine in infantry operations on the Western Front, 1945
Kriegsmarine in infantry operations on the Western Front, 1945
Soldiers of the Kriegsmarine during house-to-house fighting against an American patrol in a town in the west. It is noticeable that the small squad is equipped with two machine guns carried by the men in the background. It is an old Mg 13, which had been actually withdrawn in 1936.
Headline: German position in a ruin, 1945
German position in a ruin, 1945
A soldier with a 'Panzerfaust' (tank fist)finds a position in the ruins of a house.
Headline: German paratroopers on the Western front, 1945
German paratroopers on the Western front, 1945
Paratroopers at their MG 42 fight on a river in Germany.
Headline: German soldiers in a village on the Western Front, 1945
German soldiers in a village on the Western Front, 1945
Soldiers armed with rocket-propelled grenades in a street on the Western front in the fight against the American troops.
Headline: German paratroopers on the Western front, 1945
German paratroopers on the Western front, 1945
German paratroopers going to the counter-attack against American troops. The man in the middle is armed with a bazooka.
Headline: German artillery observer on the Western front, 1945
German artillery observer on the Western front, 1945
An artillery observer looks through a rangefinder at the enemy frontline and directs the fire of his own artillery.
Headline: German soldiers with machine gun in front of the rubble of a house in Holland, 1945
German soldiers with machine gun in front of the rubble of a house in Holland, 1945
German soldiers with machine gun in front of the rubble of a house in Holland searching for an American patrol.
Headline: soldats francais marchant dans les villages d'Alsace
soldats francais marchant dans les villages d'Alsace
Fin de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale: soldats francais marchant dans les villages d'Alsace. Photo in: Images verites sur l'occupation, France, 1945. Coll. Part.
Headline: Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne a la fin de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale: le Rhin et les ponts en ruines. Photo in: Images verites sur l'occupation, France, 1945. Coll. Part.
Headline: Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne a la fin de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale: traversee du Rhin par les armees alliees. Photo in: Images verites sur l'occupation, France, 1945. Coll. Part.
Headline: Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne a la fin de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale: drapeaux blancs dans les villages d1Allemagne au passage de l'armee alliee. Photo in: Images verites sur l'occupation, France, 1945. Coll. Part.
Headline: Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne a la fin de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale: pont flottant sur le Rhin. Photo in: Images verites sur l'occupation, France, 1945. Coll. Part.
Headline: Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne a la fin de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale: exode des populations allemandes dans la Souabe. Photo in: Images verites sur l'occupation, France, 1945. Coll. Part.
Headline: Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne
Occupation de l'Allemagne a la fin de la 2eme Guerre Mondiale: char allie a Stuttgart. Photo in: Images verites sur l'occupation, France, 1945. Coll. Part.