Armed forces officers

During his visit to the Hohenfels German Training Area 18, Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (left) and Major General John F. Franklin, Jr. (third from right, partly obscured), Commanding General 4th Armed Division, discuss a German situation map with German Lieutenant General Leo Hepp (second from right). Brigadier General Johann Haertel, Commanding General 11th Panzer, II German Corps (right) was also present. Unidentified soldiers in the background look on.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right) talks with Brigadier General Johann Haertel, Commanding General 11th Panzer, II German Corps (center) during General Truman's visit to the Hohenfels German Training Area 18. Grenadier Norbert Bartzok (left), German Army looks on.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right) in civilian attire talks with another unidentified gentlemen (left) during the opening for the Kelley Barracks Kiddie Nursery in Stuttgart, Germany.

(L-R) Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman greets Brigadier General George M. Jones while her husband, Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman shakes the hand of Major General William A. Cunningham at a reception in the honor of the Trumans. The reception was held as Lieutenant General Truman assumed command of the Seventh Army Corps in Germany.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (right) and his wife Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman (left) are shown here during the Assumption of Command Ceremony in Stutt-Moehringen, Germany. General Truman assumed command of the United States 7th Army Corps.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman in (center right, in background with unidentified attendant) reviews the troops and equipment of the 7th Army Corps during the Assumption of Command ceremony in Stutt-Moehringen, German. Included among the troops he is reviewing are African-American soldiers. All others are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (center, right) reviews the troops during the Assumption of Command Ceremony accompanied by an unidentified soldier. General Truman assumed command of the United States 7th Army Corps in Stutt-Moehringen, Germany. All other soldiers in the photo are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (foreground, second from left) speaking with unidentified guests during the change of command ceremonies. General Truman assumed responsibilities as Commanding General, VII Corps, at Kelley Barracks, Stutt-Moehringen, Germany. Other armed forces officers are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman speaks during the Assumption of Command Ceremony at Stutt-Moehringen, Germany where he assumed command of the United States 7th Army Corps. Others in the background are unidentified.

Firing of weapons during the Assumption of Command ceremony in which Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman assumed command of the United States 7th Army Corps. All soldiers and armed forces officers are unidentified.