World War, 1939-1945

An unidentified German officer checks a map for directions at the Kaiserbaracke crossroads in Southeast Belgium. Both German and American signs can be seen on the signpost. From a group of captured German photographs.

An abandoned American anti-tank gun sits on the side of a road next to a church. Spent shell casing lie on the ground behind the gun. Unknown location in Belgium. From a group of captured German photographs.

Captured Americans being marched through the road in an unknown town in Belgium. All are unidentified. From a group of captured German photographs.

German soldiers making their way through an abandoned American military camp somewhere in Belgium. All are unidentified. From a group of captured German photographs.

Two unidentified German soldiers on the side of a road cluttered with abandoned American vehicles. A half track is still on fire. Near Poteau, Belgium. From a group of captured German photographs.

Several Luftwaffe soldiers ride on the back of a Tiger II tank, while one of them get a light for his cigarette from an Unterscharfuhrer on a motorcycle. All are unidentified. From a group of captured German photographs.

An abandoned American vehicle with a missing front wheel in Belgium. From a group of captured German photographs.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.

Mr. and Mrs. Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. Original 35mm negative.

An unidentified German SS soldier holds his bandaged hand as he makes his way down a road cluttered with abandoned American vehicles. A half-track sits on fire in the background. Outside of Poteau, Belgium. From a group of captured German photographs.