World War, 1939-1945

A view of a 48 gun salute by a group of M8, self propelled guns of the Second Armored Division for a Fourth of July celebration. Taken in the square of the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, previously known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. As this salute was being fired, the American flag was being raised alongside the Russian flag over the barracks to signify the official entry of American troops to the city.

A view of the front of the Reich Chancellery building in Berlin, Germany, showing the destruction wrought by Allied bombing. Jeeps line the street in front of the building.

A view taken on the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany, with a wrecked 88 millimeter artillery piece in the foreground. There was a great deal of damage done to this part of Berlin, due to bombing and the fighting with the Russians into the heart of the city.

A view of wreckage in the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, shortly after the Allies took control of the city. All people are unidentified.

Picture a group of officers present at a parade of British troops and flag raising ceremony held at the Franco Prussian Victory column on the Charlottenburger Strasse in Berlin, Germany. L to R: Lieutenant General Sir Ronald Weeks, who took the salute; Major General Floyd L. Parks, commanding the United States forces in Berlin; Major General N. Baranov, commanding the Soviet forces in Berlin; unidentified; Major General Lewis Lyne, commanding British troops in Berlin. All others in the background are unidentified.

View of the main thoroughfare of Berlin, Germany, the Berlinerstrasse. This picture shows the women civilians of Berlin as they pass the rubble of the ruined buildings off the streets, back into ruins by a bucket chain. All people are unidentified.

A picture of the first American tanks of the Second Armored Division, United States Army, to make their appearance in the heart of Berlin, Germany. Bombed-out buildings and crowds of people can be seen on both sides of the street.

Interior of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, taken shortly after the Allies took control of the city.

A view of an American Sherman tank of the Second Armored Division, sitting on the corner of Potsdamer Strasse near the center of Berlin, Germany, after the Allied forces took control of the city. Bombed buildings surround the tank as people walk by.

A view of an American Sherman tank of the Second Armored Division, sitting on the corner of Potsdamer Strasse near the center of Berlin, on occupation duty.