American soldiers of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, VII Corps, First United States Army, prepare to
American soldiers of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, VII Corps, First United States Army, prepare to march on Harscheid with M4 Sherman tanks from the 741st Tank Battalion during Operation Lumberjack of the the Allied invasion of Germany. The operation’s goal was to capture the west bank of the Rhine River, seizing key German cities and giving the Allies a foothold along the Rhine. Near Harscheid, People’s State of Hesse (now, Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany. 8 March 1945. Image taken by Fred G. Linden. -- source link
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