[American paratroopers who had crash-landed in gliders, near Wesel, Germany]

[German farm couple seeking refuge from the fighting, near Wesel, Germany]

[German soldiers captured by American forces, near Wesel, Germany]

[German soldiers surrendering, Leipzig, Germany]

[American soldier herding German soldiers, Leipzig, Germany]

[American soldier Hubert Strickland giving a mock Nazi salute at the stadium in Nuremberg, Germany]

[Toppled statues and ruined church, Berlin]

[People on street lined with ruined buildings and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche), Berlin]