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[Two Soldiers Standing by a Truck Named "Angela II"]

Description: Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The two men are identified as Homer Petross' squad leader and his truck driver, Willard Pottinger. A two story building stands behind them.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Ruined Building in Germany]

Description: Photograph of a bombed-out German building that stands behind a railroad track. Most of the walls that would be facing the track normally are now gone. Rubble is piled up around the building's bottom level.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Evicting Hitler, Berchtesgaden

Description: Photograph of the burnt ruins of Adolf Hitler's Berghof, a residence in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Smoke curls behind a barren tree which stands in front of a earthen slope. The house stands to the right and has blackened walls and broken windows. A soldier can be seen standing near a brick wall in front of the building.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Petross, Homer
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[German Farmhouse and Barn]

Description: Photograph of a German barn where Allied trucks were stored. A man and three women stand at the wide open door of the barn while holding long-hafted tools. Wooden framed carts stand in the foreground. A half-timbered farmhouse is visible to the left. The note on the reverse side of the image say that American soldiers stayed here during the final push of the European theater of World War II.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Homer Petross and His Driver Standing with a Truck]

Description: Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The man wearing glasses and a garrison cap is Homer Petross, and the helmeted man is his truck driver. A shuttered window is visible behind the truck.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Two Soldiers Standing by a Truck Named "Angela II"]

Description: Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The two men are identified as Homer Petross' squad leader and his truck driver, Willard Pottenger. A two story building stands behind them.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[German Mortar Crew]

Description: Photograph of a German mortar crew operating their mortar. The three helmeted and uniformed men crouch beside their weapon while two other men stand behind them. The leftmost visible man is holding a mortar shell in his hand.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[A Destroyed Bridge and Vehicles]

Description: Photograph of the remains of a bridge that crossed a narrow river. The remains of overturned vehicles can be seen along the area where the bridge once stood. Soldiers can be seen surveying the damage on either side of the wreck. The notes on the reverse side of the photo indicate that the bridge was destroyed via mines.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Four Children Holding Hands in Front of a House]

Description: Photograph of four children standing in a row and holding hands in front of a two-story house. The three girls and one boy are wearing warm clothes, and snow can be seen on the ground and wooded hill behind them. The notes on the reverse side of the photo indicate that this image was taken from a border in the Alps between Germany and Austria.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Advance Thru Coburg, Germany

Description: Photograph of an armored Allied vehicle moving down the dusty road of Coburg, Germany. A helmeted soldier stands beside the vehicle. Tall buildings line the street, and rubble can be seen in the foreground.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[German Soldiers Travelling with Horses]

Description: Photograph of large group of German soldiers traveling down a dirt road in horse-drawn vehicles. A group of saddled horses stands together at the far right alongside two soldiers on foot. The road is lined with trees to one side and power lines on the other.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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