Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Audiovisual Department Walsh, John J. Photographs

71-404-1: Photograph of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Col. Henderson, Maj. Gen. Raymond O. Barton, Capt. Jack J. Walsh, and Maj. Kindesley (possibly Kindersley) of the Highland Light Infantry, outdoors at an unidentified location, Feb. 29, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-404-2: Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins speaks to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry at an unidentified location, Feb. 29, 1944. The soldiers are gathered on an embankment beneath trees. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-404-3: Photograph of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Maj. Gen. Raymond O. Barton, Col. Henderson, Capt. Thompson, and Maj. Smith with troops at an unidentified location, Feb. 29, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-404-4: Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Col. Henderson, and Capt. Burke speak to troops at an unidentified location, Feb. 29, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-405-1: Photograph taken at the German surrender at Cherbourg, France, June 26, 1944, showing Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy and two German officers. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-405-2: “Lt. Gen. Dietrich Von Schlieben [should read, Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben], commander of Hitler’s “Last Man” army which fell at Cherbourg (helmet on right) and Admiral Hennecke, chief of German naval operations at Cherbourg (in naval hat) as they were escorted to American Army Headquarters after the fall of the vital French port.” Cherbourg, France, June 26, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-405-3: “Lt. Gen. Dietrick Von Schlieben [should read, Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben], Chief of the German Army which fell to the Yanks at Cherbourg, is splattered with mud as he awaits the American Commander, Major General J. Lawton Collins.” June 27, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-405-4: Photograph of the German surrender at Cherbourg, France, June 27, 1944, showing Lt. Gen. Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben and Major General J. Lawton Collins. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-406-1: “Colors and Honor Guard in victory parade staged in Cherbourg after that city’s liberation by American troops.” June 29, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-406-2: “View of Cherbourg Harbor from an overlooking hilltop. Demolished building on the right is all that remains of German officers quarters.” June 30, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-406-3: “Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley, left, is an interested listener as Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, right, commanding general, 7th Corps, describes how Cherbourg was taken.” Cherbourg, France, June 30, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-406-4: “Members of an anti-aircraft artillery unit pass through Cherbourg, France on their way to take up new strategic positions.” Cherbourg, France, June 30, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-407-1: Photograph of a German pillbox at Octeville, near Cherbourg, France, June 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-407-2: “He never threw that grenade—outskirts of Cherbourg.” Photograph of a dead German soldier lying crumpled in the street, Cherbourg, France, June 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-407-3: Photograph of the surrender of Fort du Roule, Cherbourg, France, June 1944. Germans emerge from the fort with their arms raised as they approach the waiting GIs. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-407-4: “Gen. Eddy (left) and Gen. Moore having a little fun at German GHQ after fall of Cherbourg.” June 1944. Maj. Gen. Cecil R. Moore grins along with Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy, who dons a German officer’s cap. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-407-5: Photograph of Gen. Manton S. Eddy, commander of the 9th U.S. Infantry Division, followed by surrendering German Generalmajor Robert Sattler at Cherbourg Arsenal, June 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-407-6: “On road to Cherbourg—the boys are nameless, but G.I.—bless ‘em!” M4 Sherman tank at left, soldiers prone and alert at right. Sign reads, “Road cleared of mines to this point.” Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-408-1: “A power shovel tackles the seemingly hopeless task of reopening the streets of Valognes, France, filled with debris from Allied shelling which leveled many buildings before the Nazis fled.” June 22, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-408-2: “Bulldozers work clearing debris from the streets of Valognes, France, after Allied shellfire drove the Nazis from town.” June 22, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-408-3: “Five centimeter flak guns, 41 German gun emplacements near 7th Corps CP, about ½ mile distance.” Photo of a 5 cm FlaK 41 anti-aircraft gun, June 23, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-408-4: “German gun position Rue des Religieuses showing gun and ruins of Valognes city limits.” June 23, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-408-5: “French civilian tearing down the German swastika from archway over an outdoor stage, recreation center. The civilian climbed on arch and willingly tore it loose. His name is Lecocq Marcell. Nazi Recreation Center, Valognes, France.” June 23, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-408-6: “More of the same—only this is Valognes—June 1944.” Civilians and U.S. Army trucks navigate the rubble-strewn streets of Valognes, France. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-409-1: “First Platoon of Co. “B,” 759th Tank Battalion. The men are resting before leaving for active duty on the war front. The children of Montebourg, France were pleased with the Yanks, and especially the gum and candy given them. Note the ruins in the background. The statue still stands untouched from the ravages of war.” Montebourg, France, June 30, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-409-2: “Montebourg, France—June ‘44—It set the pattern for our later work in Germany itself.” Photo shows civilians and horse-carts in a street surrounded by ruined buildings. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Services. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-409-3: “Homeless!!” A family recovers belongings from a pulverized structure in Montebourg, France, June 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-410: Generals Omar Bradley, Leonard T. Gerow, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and J. Lawton Collins visit an unidentified installation somewhere in France, July 4, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-411: Photograph of damage done to German coastal guns by Allied air bombardment in Cherbourg, France, July 5, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-1: “Aerial view of the coastline and defenses in and around Cherbourg, showing damage done to the supposedly impregnable line by shelling and bombardment.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-2: “Aerial view of the coastline and defenses in and around Cherbourg, showing damage done to the supposedly impregnable line by shelling and bombardment.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-3: “Aerial Photo of a section of the Atlantic Wall between St. Marcouf and Cherbourg.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-4: “Aerial Photo of a section of the Atlantic Wall between St. Marcouf and Cherbourg.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-5: “Aerial view of the coastline and defenses in and around Cherbourg, showing damage done to the supposedly impregnable line by shelling and bombardment.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-6: “Aerial view of the coastline and defenses in and around Cherbourg, showing damage done to the supposedly impregnable line by shelling and bombardment.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-7: Photograph of beach obstacles in the vicinity of Quineville (Quinéville), France, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-8: “Aerial photo of section of the Atlantic Wall between St. Marcouf and Cherbourg showing huge craters left by Allied bombing.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-9: “Aerial photo of a section of the Atlantic Wall between St. Marcouf and Cherbourg.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-10: “Aerial photo of a section of the Atlantic Wall between St. Marcouf and Cherbourg.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-11: “Aerial view of the coastline and defenses in and around Cherbourg, showing damage done to the supposedly impregnable line by shelling and bombardment.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-12: “Cherbourg defense gun (Krupp 240 mm) Cap de la Hague area.” Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-412-13: “Aerial view of the German defenses in and around Cherbourg showing damage done to the supposedly impregnable line by shelling and bombardment.” July 8, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-413-1: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower pins the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal on Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow. Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins is on the right, and Generals Courtney Hodges and William B. Kean are in the background. July 20, 1944, at Portsmouth, England. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-413-2: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower pins the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal on Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley at the First U.S. Army Command Post (FUSA CP), Portsmouth, England, July 20, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-414-1: “Engineers are blasting part of a wall to clear a roadway through Marigny, France, after its fall to the Americans. July 29, 1944.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-414-2: “Russian officers in France ‘on business,’ left to right: Vice-Admiral N. Kaholomov, and Maj. Gen. I. Sklianov. Visited VII Corps Goucherie (6th CP) July 27, 1944.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-414-3: Photograph of locale hit by U.S. dive bombers in the area of St. Lo (Saint-Lô), France, July 24, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-414-4: Aerial view of Isigny, France. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-415: “American soldier meditates in a cathedral in Coutances, France, after U.S. occupation, July 30, 1944.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-416-1: Photographic portrait of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins taken in Washington, D.C. after the General left the Pacific Theater in December 1943. Credit: unknown. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-416-2: Photographic portrait of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Commanding General, VII Corps, taken January 23, 1945. Credit: unknown. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-416-3: Photographic portrait of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, undated. Collins is shown wearing coat and helmet with two stars. Credit: unknown. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-417-1: “Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG of the VII Corps, FUSA, Gen. Baklanoff and Maj. Sachnow of the Russian Army salute as the National Anthem of both nations is being played. Leipzig, Germany. HQS VII Corps.” May 1945. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-417-2: J. Lawton Collins greets Gen. Baklanoff and Maj. Sachnow, May 1, 1945, Leipzig, Germany. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-417-3: “(L to R) Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CO of the VII Corps, FUSA, Gen. Baklanoff and Maj. Sachnow of the Russian Army stand at attention as colors are played. VII Corps HQS FUSA, Leipzig, Germany.” May 1945. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-417-4: “Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG of the VII Corps, FUSA, and Russian Gen. Baklanoff inspect U.S. Army soldiers at VII Corps HQS, Leipzig, Germany. FUSA.” May 1, 1945. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-418: “Lt. Gen. Collins receiving congratulations from his VII Corps Staff as he leaves plane arriving from First Army where he received his promotion from Major General. The General thanked each and every officer and every man under his command for the fine work and said that they made his promotion possible.” Germany, April 28, 1945. Credit: U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-419-1: “Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, Commanding Officer 21st Army Group, presents Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Commanding General VII Corps, with the ‘Companion Order of the Bath’ at Munchen-Gladbach, Germany.” March 20, 1945. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-419-2: “Gen. Collins receives the Order of Companion of the Bath from Marshal Montgomery at Ninth Army HQ in Munchen-Gladbach, Germany.” March 20, 1945. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-419-3: “After decoration at Ninth Army HQ in Munchen-Gladbach—20 March 1945, L to R: Lt. Gen. Hodges, Gen. Collins, Maj. Gen. Kean, Marshal Montgomery, Lt. Gen. Simpson.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-420-1: “Collins speaks at a celebration at the Sports Platz in Cologne (Germany) marking the fall of the Rhine city. March 11, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-420-2: “Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Commanding General, VII Corps, addresses divisions of his command during a celebration at the Sports Platz in Cologne marking the fall of the Rhine city. VII Corps FUSA.” March 12, 1945 Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-420-3: “French officers visit First Army Headquarters to present high French awards to officers and men of the First U.S. Army. At entrance to the command post near (Cologne) Germany, Maj. General Lawton Collins, Commanding General VII Corps, converses with one of the visiting officers, General D’Armee Koeltz, whose rank is equivalent to that of our four-star general. VII Corps HQ, FUSA C.P., (Nr. Cologne) Germany.” Mar. 12, 1945. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-421-1: “Infantrymen of the 8th Div., 1st U.S. Army walk and ride tanks as they advance to the front, near the Erft Canal at Bergheim, Germany. March 2, 1945.” Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-421-2: “Pvt. Robert E. Hammond, Osceola Mills, Pa. directs artillery fire on Moedrath [Mödrath], Germany in support of the 121st Inf. Reg. (8th Div.) drive to take the town. The observation post is in Kerpen, 1 ½ miles west. March 2, 1945.” Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-421-3: “Tank of 3rd Armored Div., 1st U.S. Army moves into war-torn town of Moedrath [Mödrath], Germany. Buildings in background are still burning from recent enemy shelling of this front-line town across the Erft Canal. Moedrath is held by infantrymen of the 104th Div., U.S. Army. March 2, 1945.” Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-422-1: “Makes it tough—to get your own positions hit by kraut artillery.” Dust rolls over American soldiers crouching behind a low wall and around an anti-tank gun on a road, 1945. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-422-2: “His face strained with tense expectancy, Pfc. Clifford Taylor, Clarendon, Texas, watches enemy shells drop on road ahead of him in Manheim, Germany, as he waits for orders to go into battle. He is with the 104th Inf. Div., 1st U.S. Army. Feb. 27, 1945.” Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-422-3: “American half-track burns in Golzheim, Germany after hit by German shell. Feb. 26, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-422-4: “Wounded German mother, carrying child, waits for care by medics in Heppendorf, Germany, a front-line town captured by infantrymen of the 104th Div., 1st U.S. Army; medics cared for wounded civilians after American occupation of the town. Feb. 27, 1945.” Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-422-5: “Men of the 1st Infantry Division, 1st U.S. Army, rest while tanks of attached battalion roll ahead to continue the advance through Neuhaus, Germany. COK; 16 INF REGT; 1 INF DIV; FUSA; Neuhaus, Germany.” April 10, 1945. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-422-6: “Hitler is scraping the bottom of the barrel, as shown by this one-armed Luftwaffe man, captured on active duty by the 3rd Armored Div., FUSA spearhead near Nordhausen, Germany.” April 1945. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-1: “Eloquent illustration of the progress made by the Armed Forces since D-Day was demonstrated today when a group of top-ranking generals, headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, lunched at the Kurhotel Petersburg as guests of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG, VII-Corps. The hotel, near the town of Königswinter, east of the Rhine, was the residence of the Prime Minister Chamberlain during his Bad Godesburg pre-war meeting with Hitler. Attending the luncheon were Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Collins and Palmer.” March 26, 1945. The generals are seated in the dining room. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-2: “Eloquent illustration of the progress made by the Armed Forces since D-Day was demonstrated today when a group of top-ranking generals, headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, lunched at the Kurhotel Petersburg as guests of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG, VII-Corps. The hotel, near the town of Königswinter, east of the Rhine, was the residence of the Prime Minister Chamberlain during his Bad Godesburg pre-war meeting with Hitler. Attending the luncheon were Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Collins and Palmer.” March 26, 1945. The generals are seated in the dining room. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-3: “Eloquent illustration of the progress made by the Armed Forces since D-Day was demonstrated today when a group of top-ranking generals, headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, lunched at the Kurhotel Petersburg as guests of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG, VII-Corps. The hotel, near the town of Königswinter, east of the Rhine, was the residence of the Prime Minister Chamberlain during his Bad Godesburg pre-war meeting with Hitler. Attending the luncheon were Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Collins and Palmer.” March 26, 1945. The generals are seated in the dining room. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-4: “Eloquent illustration of the progress made by the Armed Forces since D-Day was demonstrated today when a group of top-ranking generals, headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, lunched at the Kurhotel Petersburg as guests of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG, VII-Corps. The hotel, near the town of Königswinter, east of the Rhine, was the residence of the Prime Minister Chamberlain during his Bad Godesburg pre-war meeting with Hitler. Attending the luncheon were Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Collins and Palmer.” March 26, 1945. The generals are seated in the dining room. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-5: “General Eisenhower, Lt. Gen. Bradley, Lt. Gen. Hodges, and Maj. Gen. Collins, as they view the picturesque Rhine River from historic Kurhotel Petersberg, atop the Petersberg Mountain located on the east bank of the Rhine River at Petersberg, Germany.” March 26, 1945. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-6: “General Eisenhower, Lt. Gen. Bradley, Lt. Gen. Hodges, and Maj. Gen. Collins, as they view the picturesque Rhine River from historic Kurhotel Petersberg, atop the Petersberg Mountain located on the east bank of the Rhine River at Petersberg, Germany.” March 26, 1945. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-7: “Eloquent illustration of the progress made by the Armed Forces since D-Day was demonstrated today when a group of top-ranking generals, headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, lunched at the Kurhotel Petersburg as guests of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG, VII-Corps. The hotel, near the town of Königswinter, east of the Rhine, was the residence of the Prime Minister Chamberlain during his Bad Godesburg pre-war meeting with Hitler. Attending the luncheon were Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Collins and Palmer.” March 26, 1945. The generals are shown in and around a jeep. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-8: “Eloquent illustration of the progress made by the Armed Forces since D-Day was demonstrated today when a group of top-ranking generals, headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, lunched at the Kurhotel Petersburg as guests of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG, VII-Corps. The hotel, near the town of Königswinter, east of the Rhine, was the residence of the Prime Minister Chamberlain during his Bad Godesburg pre-war meeting with Hitler. Attending the luncheon were Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Collins and Palmer.” March 26, 1945. The generals stand in front of the Kurhotel portico. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-423-9: “Eloquent illustration of the progress made by the Armed Forces since D-Day was demonstrated today when a group of top-ranking generals, headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, lunched at the Kurhotel Petersburg as guests of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, CG, VII-Corps. The hotel, near the town of Königswinter, east of the Rhine, was the residence of the Prime Minister Chamberlain during his Bad Godesburg pre-war meeting with Hitler. Attending the luncheon were Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Hodges, Collins and Palmer.” March 26, 1945. The generals stand in front of the Kurhotel portico. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-424: “Maj. Gen. Collins, CG of the VII-Corps, presents the Legion of Merit to Brig. Gen. W. B. Palmer, Artillery CO of VII-Corps, FUSA. Somewhere in Germany.” March 24, 1945. Credit: U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-425-1: “Tank of 703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 3rd Armored Division, moves past disabled German tank; south of Langlir, Belgium. Jan. 13, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-425-2: “Dead German in ditch—near Langlir, Belgium. Jan. 13, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-425-3: “Maj. Gen. Thomas, CG British 30th Corps and Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery study situation map. VII Corps HQ, Belgium. Jan. 3, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-425-4: “Capt. Charles S. Quinn, Medical Corps, Louisville, Ky., right, bandages gangrene-infected foot of Belgian refugee child in cellar of house in Ottre, Belgium. Capt. Quinn is a Battalion Surgeon with the 83rd Div., 1st U.S. Army. Jan. 11, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-425-5: “Belgian refugees return to their homes which were hit during German occupation. Langlier, Belgium. Jan. 23, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-425-6: “PFC Frank Vukasin, Great Falls, Mont., stops to load clip in rifle while advancing in snow- covered front line sector at Houffalize, Belgium. Two dead Germans are wearing camouflage snow suits. Jan. 15, 1945.” Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-425-7: “In path of 3rd Armored Div. Dead German along roadside near Langlir, Belgium, Jan. 14, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-425-8: “Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, Commander of the Third Armored Div., confers with Brig. Gen. Doyle O. Hickey, Combat Command Aid, as the column of armor which they are leading is temporarily held up by enemy artillery fire on the outskirts of Floret, Belgium. Jan. 1, 1945.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-426-1: Photo of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins standing in front of a decorated Christmas tree on Dec. 25, 1944, in Bassines, Belgium. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-426-2: Photograph of, from left to right: Maj. Gen. Collins, Field Marshal Montgomery, and Maj. Gen. Ridgway; Dec. 26, 1944, Mean, Belgium. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-426-3: “Back row: Higgins, Young, Anding, Hardin, Carter, Carson, Troxel, Searle, Driscoll. Front row: Partridge, Collins, Palmer, Walsh. VII Corps Commanding Gen. (Collins) and staff gather around Christmas tree before dinner. VII Corps HQ, Bassines, Belgium. Dec. 25, 1944.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-426-4: Maj. Gen. Collins and Field Marshal Montgomery leave after a conference, Dec. 26, 1944, Mean, Belgium. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-427-1: “High-ranking officers view the effect of American artillery fire from a forward observation post near Duren (Düren), Germany. Left to right: Maj. Gen. Joseph Collins, Commanding General, VII Corps; Lt. Col. Collins, the general’s nephew; and Capt. Walsh, aide to General Collins.” Dec. 10, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-427-2: “Maj. Gen. Joseph Collins, left, Commanding General, VII Corps, and his aide, Capt. Walsh, right, personally direct artillery fire at a forward observation post near Duren (Düren), Germany.” Dec. 10, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-427-3: “Maj. Gen. Joseph Collins, Commanding General, VII Corps, arrives at a forward outpost near Duren (Düren), Germany, for a first-hand view of the tactical situation. With him, in the rear of the Jeep, is his aide, Capt. Walsh.” Dec. 10, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-1: Photograph of Lt. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz and Maj. Gen. Collins, with Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle in the background. Nov. 19, 1944, VII Corps HQ in Kornelimuenster, Germany. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-2: Infantrymen rest in the Hurtgen (Hürtgen) Forest, Germany, Nov. 18, 1944. Left to right: Pfc. Maurice Berzon, S/Sgt. Bernard Spurr, S/Sgt. Harold Glessler. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-3: Photograph of an injured German woman whose home was hit by a German shell; Busbach, Germany, Nov. 17, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-4: Troops of an American armored division dig in under German fire during fighting in the Mausbach area of Germany, Nov. 17, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-5: Photograph of the War Room at VII Corps HQ; present are Collins, Doolittle, Hoyt Vandenberg, Quesada, and Spaatz. Kornelimuenster, Germany, Nov. 19, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-6: Photograph of a German girl in front of her bombed home in Eschweiler, Germany, Nov. 26, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-7: Photograph of a German refugee (a girl with a doll), Stohlberg, Germany, Nov. 14, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-8: Photograph of members of a field artillery unit near Stohlberg, Germany, Nov. 14, 1944. From left to right are: Sgt. Ned Parkinson, Cpl. William J. Crummer, and Pvt. Orville J. Martin. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-9: Photograph of concrete anti-tank obstacles (dragon’s teeth), location unidentified. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-428-10: Photograph of TEC 5 Carroll D. Malloy at Stohlberg, Germany, Nov. 16, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-429-1: “Officers attending ceremony in Liege, Belgium, when Gen. Omar N. Bradley received ‘Knight Commander of the Bath’ medal from King George of England. Bradley stands in center of first row with Gen. Eisenhower. Oct. 10, 1944. Allen, Hart, Thorson, Kean, Corlett, Collins, Gerow, Quesada, Patton, Bradley, Eisenhower, Hodges, Simpson.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-429-2: “High-ranking officers who attended ceremony at Liege, Belgium, for Gen. Omar N. Bradley, 12th Army Group Commander, whom King George of England gave the ‘Knight Commander of the Bath’ medal. Oct. 10, 1944. Simpson, Akers, Thorson, Corlett, Hodges, Gerow, Kean, Bradley, Eisenhower.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-429-3: “High-ranking officers who attended ceremony at Liege, Belgium, for Gen. Omar N. Bradley, 12th Army Group Commander, whom King George of England gave the ‘Knight Commander of the Bath’ medal. Gen. Bradley stands in foreground, Gen. Eisenhower on steps in middle. Oct. 10, 1944. Eisenhower, Corlett, Hodges, Gerow, Kean, Bradley, Quesada.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-429-4: “High-ranking officers who attended ceremony at Liege, Belgium, for Gen. Omar N. Bradley, 12th Army Group Commander, whom King George of England gave the ‘Knight Commander of the Bath’ medal. Gen. Bradley stands in foreground, Gen. Eisenhower on steps in middle. Oct. 10, 1944. Eisenhower, Corlett, Hodges, Gerow, Kean, Bradley, Simpson.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-429-5: “King George and Hodges leave HQ at Liege, Belgium after awarding ‘Knight Commander of the Bath’ medal to Gen. Omar N. Bradley. Oct. 10, 1944. Background—Bradley, Patton, and Simpson.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-429-6: “King George of England arrives with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to confer ‘Knight Commander of the Bath’ medal upon Gen. Omar N. Bradley, 12th Army Group Commander. Oct 10, 1944. Liege, Belgium.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-429-7: “King George of England arrives with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to confer ‘Knight Commander of the Bath’ medal upon Gen. Omar N. Bradley, 12th Army Group Commander. King George is shaking hands with Simpson, Hodges is behind King George. Oct 10, 1944. Liege, Belgium.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-429-8: “King George of England arrives with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to confer ‘Knight Commander of the Bath’ medal upon Gen. Omar N. Bradley, 12th Army Group Commander. His Highness inspects the Guard of Honor. Oct 10, 1944. Liege, Belgium.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-430-1: “Gen. George C. Marshall, U.S. Chief of Staff, Gen. Collins, and Gen. Handy tour the front in Gen. Collins’ armored car, providing Gen. Marshall with front line view of the Siegfried Line, where he watched the town of Aachen burn under Allied onslaught of planes and artillery. Germany, Oct. 12, 1944.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-430-2: Gen. George C. Marshal tours the front (Siegfried Line) with Collins and Handy, Oct. 12, 1944, Kornelimuenster, Germany. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-430-3: Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff, visits the forward CP of the 9th Div. in Zweifa, Germany (with Gen. Craig and Gen. Collins), Oct. 14, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-431-1: Photograph of a German train put out of commission by U.S. tanks and Air Corps at Braine, France, 1944. The locomotive is at right, with a tank on a flat car behind it. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-431-2: Photograph of a German train put out of commission by U.S. tanks and Air Corps at Braine, France, 1944. The Braine platform is visible at left. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-431-3: Photograph of a German train put out of commission by U.S. tanks and Air Corps at Braine, France, 1944. This shot is taken from atop the tender, looking back along the train. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-431-4: Photograph of a German train put out of commission by U.S. tanks and Air Corps at Braine, France, 1944. Passenger cars are shown, and possibly a caboose at right. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-431-5: Photograph of a German train put out of commission by U.S. tanks and Air Corps at Braine, France, 1944. An American soldier sits atop a tank on a flat rail car. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-431-6: Photograph of a German train put out of commission by U.S. tanks and Air Corps at Braine, France, 1944. This is a more distant view of the train. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-431-7: Photograph of a German train put out of commission by U.S. tanks and Air Corps at Braine, France, 1944. Tanks are shown riding on flat cars. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-432-1: Maj. Gen. Collins inspects the remains of a German storage dump for V-1 and V-2 rockets and pilotless aircraft parts, Missey, France, Sept. 3, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-432-2: “A French civilian living nearby is questioned regarding a German supply dump believed to contain parts for V-1 or V-2 robot bombs or pilotless aircraft. To the right is Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Commanding General VII Corps. Missey, France. Sept. 3, 1944.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-432-3: Maj. Gen. Collins inspects the remains of a German storage dump for V-1 and V-2 rockets and pilotless aircraft parts, Missey, France, Sept. 3, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-433-1: Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins presents the Silver Star to Maj. Gen. Raymond O. Barton, Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division, VII Corps, in France on July 16, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-433-2: Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins presents the Silver Star to Maj. Gen. Raymond O. Barton, Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division, VII Corps, in France on July 16, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-433-3: Photograph of, left to right, Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, and Maj. Gen. Raymond O. Barton, at the presentation of the Silver Star to Maj. Gen. Barton in France on July 16, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-1: Photograph of a French refugee family after their home was bombed in Allecon (possibly Alençon), France, Aug. 22, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-2: Photograph of French refugees who have returned to their shelled home. A civil affairs unit provided food and shelter. Aug. 17, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-3: Townspeople welcome GIs in Lassay (possibly Lassay-les-Châteaux), France, Aug. 13, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-4: A GI vaults over a hedgerow near the Mortain Sector, Aug. 10, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-5: Photograph of French refugees on a street in the Brecen (possibly Brecé) Sector, France, Aug. 10, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-6: Photograph of French refugees crowded into a truck bed, waiting to be taken to their homes, Aug. 10, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-7: “View of the blasted railroad yards in the town of Allecon [possibly Alençon], France. The yards were bombed by American aircraft to prevent the German occupants from utilizing the railroad facilities to aid them escape the strong American push that took the town. Aug. 22, 1944.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-8: Photograph of resting German POWs in France, Aug. 16, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-9: “After parachuting to safety from their wrecked plane May 8, 1944, these RAF men lived with the French underground until met by the Yanks as they advanced through Lassay (possibly Lassay-les-Châteaux), France. L-R: Sgt. Royston J.E. Pask, Radio Operator, Sgt. Walter E. Williams, Navigator, and Sgt. Charles Potten, Flight Engineer, all Royal Air Force air crew members. Aug. 6, 1944.” Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-434-10: “French youths who lived under the domination of Hitler’s troops show their true feelings towards the ‘Fuehrer’ as they present a photo of Hitler and Goering to American troops at Laval, France. Aug. 14, 1944.” The boys are thumbing their noses at the photo. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-435-1: French people eat food provided by American forces, Raffouvielle (possibly Reffuveille), France, Aug. 8, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-435-2: An old woman waits for aid from American forces, Raffouvielle (possibly Reffuveille), France, Aug. 8, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-435-3: Photograph of Edward G. Robinson (movie star) with Gen. Collins. Robinson is with a USO troop. Near St. Maur Dasbois (Saint-Maur-des-Bois), France, Aug. 5, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-436: “Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Commanding General, VII Corps, 1st U.S. Army, left, receives third Silver Star from Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, Commanding General, 1st U.S. Army. Formerly a major general, General Collins has just been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General. VII Corps, FUSA.” May 1945. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-437-1: “After conference at VII Corps Headquarters in Kornelimunster, Germany, Gen. Eisenhower, with Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Lt. Gen. William Simpson, and Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, departs for similar conferences at other corps headquarters.” Feb. 5, 1945. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One b/w neg.

71-437-2: Photograph of, left to right: Generals William H. Simpson, Courtney Hodges, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley, J. Lawton Collins, and Raymond S. McLain. VII Corps headquarters, Kornelimunster, Germany, Feb. 5, 1945. Most of the generals are facing away from the camera. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-437-3: Photograph of, left to right: Generals Omar N. Bradley, J. Lawton Collins (back to camera), Dwight D. Eisenhower, Raymond S. McLain (left shoulder showing), William Simpson, and Courtney Hodges. VII Corps headquarters, Kornelimunster, Germany, Feb. 5, 1945. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-437-4: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower shakes hands with Gen. J. Lawton Collins at VII Corps headquarters, Kornelimunster, Germany, on or around Feb. 5, 1945. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-437-5: Photograph of Gen. J. Lawton Collins and Gen. William Simpson in the VII Corps Command Post, Kornelimunster, Germany, Feb. 5, 1945. Credit: U.S. Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-438-1: Exterior view of the quarters of Commanding General J. Lawton Collins and Chiefs of Staffs, 4th Command Post, Blosville, France, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-438-2: Group photo of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins and Chiefs of Staffs, VII Corps Command Post, Blosville, France, 1944. Front row, L to R: Col. Anding, Col. Carter, Col. Searle, Brig. Gen. Palmer, Maj. Gen. Collins, Col. McKee, Col. Higgins, Lt. Col. Troxel. Middle row, L to R: Col. Butler, Col. Nicholson, Col. Strom, Col. Luse, Col. Young, Col. Warfield, Col. Sawyer, Col. Welch, Col. Hardin, Col. Moehlman. Back row, L to R: Capt. Shutt, Maj. Figuers, Lt. Col. Barr, Maj. Simone, Maj. Henry, Capt. Walsh, Maj. Lang. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-439-1: Aerial view of Fort du Roule, France, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-439-2: Aerial view of Fort du Roule, France, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-439-3: Aerial view of the Transatlantic Dock, Cherbourg, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-439-4: Exterior view of a farmhouse in Normandy, France, possibly used as a Command Post by Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins of VII Corps. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-439-5: Aerial view of a farmhouse in Normandy, France, possibly used as a Command Post by Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins of VII Corps. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-439-6: Exterior view of the Headquarters of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Commanding General of VII Corps; this was his first Command Post near Audoville, La Hubert (Audouville-la-Hubert), France. June 30, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-439-7: Aerial view of VII Corps Command Post, Audoville, La Hubert (Audouville-la-Hubert), France. July 5, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-440: Exterior view of the General’s Quarters at the third VII Corps Command Post near Valognes, France: Château de Servigny. July 5, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-441-1: Troops receive communion from a chaplain in the field. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-441-2: A wounded German prisoner of war is helped down a ship’s gangplank onto a dock in England. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-441-3: A long column of German prisoners of war is marched into the distance, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-441-4: American troops aim their guns through a hedgerow in Normandy, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-441-5: American troops march through bomb-damaged Carentan, France, on the route to Cherbourg, June 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Pictorial Service. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-441-6: Photograph of a disabled German Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun beside a road, ¼ mile out of Sainte-Mère-Église. June 23, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-442-1: Photograph of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and General Omar Bradley on an inspection trip in Winchester, England, March 24, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-442-2: Photograph of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and General Omar Bradley on an inspection trip in Winchester, England, March 24, 1944. Col. Harry A. Flint is also in the photograph, second from left. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-442-3: Photograph of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General Dwight D. Eisenhower on an inspection trip in Winchester, England, March 24, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-442-4: Photograph of Prime Minister Winston Churchill on an inspection trip in Winchester, England, March 24, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-442-5: Photograph of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General Dwight D. Eisenhower on an inspection trip in Winchester, England, March 24, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-442-6: Photograph of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Omar Bradley, Col. Harry A. Flint, General J. Lawton Collins, General Manton S. Eddy, and General Strong on an inspection trip in Winchester, England, March 24, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-443-1: Photograph of Generals Elwood Quesada, J. Lawton Collins, Courtney H. Hodges, and Omar N. Bradley at a dining table, possibly at Winchester, England. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-443-2: Group photo of commanding generals of United States Army units involved in the invasion of Normandy, pre-invasion, 1944. Standing: Brig. Gen. Ewart G. Plank, Advance Section, Communications Zone (ADSEC); Brig. Gen. William M. Hoge, Provisional Engineer Brigade Group; Brig. Gen. Jay W. MacKelvie, 90th Infantry Division; Maj. Gen. Matthew Ridgway, 82nd Airborne Division; Maj. Gen. Edward H. Brooks, 2nd Armored Division; Maj. Gen. Raymond O. Barton, 4th Infantry Division; Brig. Gen. Walter M. Robertson, 2nd Infantry Division; Maj. Gen. Leroy H. Watson, 3rd Armored Division; Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy, 9th Infantry Division; Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner, 1st Infantry Division; Brig. Gen. James E. Wharton, 1st Engineer Special Brigade; Maj. Gen. Leland S. Hobbs, 30th Infantry Division; and Brig. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, 101st Airborne Division. Seated: Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt, 29th Infantry Division; Major General Elwood R. Quesada, IX Tactical Air Command; Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, VII Corps; Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley, First United States Army (FUSA); Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges, Deputy Commander, FUSA; Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow, V Corps; Maj. Gen. Charles H. Corlett, XIX Corps. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-444-1: Generals Wyche, Barton, Ridgeway, Eddy, Taylor, and Collins, and Col. Richard G. McKee salute while participating in a ceremony with Paul Renault, Mayor of Cherbourg, France, in the newly liberated city on June 27, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-444-2: Generals Wyche, Barton, Ridgway, Eddy, Taylor, and Collins, and Col. Richard G. McKee participate in a ceremony with Paul Renault, Mayor of Cherbourg, France, in the newly liberated city on June 27, 1944. Collins is speaking into a microphone. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-444-3: Photograph of a group of VII Corps officers at the Command Post situation map in Cherbourg, France, June 26, 1944, including Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Commanding General, VII Corps; Brig. Gen. Williston B. Palmer, Commanding General, VII Corps Artillery; Col. Richard G. McKee, Chief of Staff, VII Corps; Lt. Col. Orlando C. Troxel, Jr., G-3, VII Corps; Col. Howard S. Searle, Deputy Chief of Staff, VII Corps; Col. Leslie D. Carter, Acting G-2, VII Corps; Lt. Col. Long, G-2 for Air, VII Corps; Sgt. Ruth, Clerk (tele), VII Corps; M/Sgt. Maddox, Chief Clerk, C/S Sec; Col. Matterson, Executive Officer, VII Corps Artillery. Credit: U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-444-4: Photograph of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins editing the situation map in Cherbourg, France, June 26, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-444-5: Photograph of a group of VII Corps officers at the Command Post situation map in Cherbourg, France, June 26, 1944, including Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Commanding General, VII Corps; Brig. Gen. Williston B. Palmer, Commanding General, VII Corps Artillery; Col. Richard G. McKee, Chief of Staff, VII Corps; Col. Howard S. Searle, Deputy Chief of Staff, VII Corps; Lt. Col. Orlando C. Troxel, Jr., G-3, VII Corps; Col. Leslie D. Carter, Acting G-2, VII Corps; Lt. Col. Long, G-2 for Air, VII Corps; Sgt. Ruth, Clerk (tele), VII Corps; M/Sgt. Maddox, Chief Clerk, C/S Sec; and Col. Matterson, Executive Officer, VII Corps Artillery. Credit: U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-445: Pfc. Arlow Jensen sits on a sled with a Belgian child near Houffalize, Belgium, Dec. 10, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-446-1: Maj. Gen. Collins listens as Col. Richard C. Partridge, Chief of Staff, VII Corps, reads off a list of citations and decorations at a ceremony on Sept. 25, 1944. Credit: U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-446-2: S/Sgt. Robert J. Bourgeois, Hq Co, VII Corps, receives the Silver Star from Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-447: Photograph of an American GI standing beside a launching ramp for V-1 flying bombs in Brix on the Cotentin Peninsula, France, June 30, 1944. Credit: Harry Butcher. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-448-1: Exterior view of the Commanding General’s Headquarters, fifth VII Corps Command Post near Carentan, France. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-448-2: Photograph of a checkpoint at the fifth VII Corps Command Post near Carentan, France. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-448-3: Photograph of Generals Courtney H. Hodges, J. Lawton Collins, and Robert C. Macon near Carentan, France. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-448-4: Aerial view of camouflaged tanks awaiting the “Go” signal at St. Lo (Saint-Lô), France, July 26, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-448-5: Photograph of Generals Courtney H. Hodges, J. Lawton Collins, and Robert C. Macon near Carentan, France. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-449-1: Photograph of a burning truck hit by a shell on the Aachen road near Brant (Brand), Germany, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-449-2: Photograph of Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins; Col. John A. Smith, Chief of Staff, 3rd Armored Division; Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, Commanding General, 3rd Armored Division; Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges, Commanding General, First United States Army (FUSA); and Maj. Gen. William B. Kean, Chief of Staff, FUSA; Nov. 5, 1944, at the 3rd Armored Division Command Post, Germany. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-450-1: Photograph of captured German Generalmajor Robert Sattler, “The Grim Junker,” after the fall of Cherbourg, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-450-2: Photograph of captured German Generalmajor Robert Sattler and another captured German officer, unidentified, after the fall of Cherbourg, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-451: Photograph of Generals Omar N. Bradley, Leonard T. Gerow, and J. Lawton Collins, apparently receiving awards at a ceremony in France, 1944. Credit: unknown, possibly U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-452-1: Photograph of Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and J. Lawton Collins in discussion while walking; General Omar N. Bradley appears in the background; 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-452-2: Photograph of Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar N. Bradley listening to Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins shortly after the capture of Cherbourg, 1944. Credit: unknown, probably U.S. Army. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.

71-453: Aerial view of Breamore House in Hants (Hampshire) County, England. Credit: unknown. One 8 x 10 b/w print, one b/w neg.