[American paratroopers in the woods, near Wesel, Germany]

[American paratroopers caught in trees, near Wesel, Germany]

[American paratroopers lying on a field, near Wesel, Germany]

[American paratroopers tending to the wounded, near Wesel, Germany]

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

[Two American paratroopers lying on the ground, near Wesel, Germany]

[American paratroopers spearheading the Allied invasion of Germany, near Wesel, Germany]

[German farmers fleeing from their burning house, near Wesel, Germany]

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

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

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

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

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

[German soldiers and civilians, captured by American forces, lying on the ground, near Wesel, Germany]

[American paratrooper lying on the ground next to his parachute, which is caught on a wire, near Wesel, Germany]

[Two American paratroopers with wounded paratrooper, who probably crash-landed in a glider, near Wesel, Germany]

[American paratrooper lying on the ground next to his parachute, which is caught on a wire, near Wesel, Germany]