Button keeps the lead, August 30, 1944. France-An American jeep carrying Lieutenant General George Patton rolled over a pontoon bridge over the Seine on the heel of his violent 3rd Army. He was the first American officer to set foot on the north bank of this historic river in this war. Credit (Army Radio Telephoto from ACME);

The Call of Color, August 6, 1944. Guam-At the first flag-raising ceremony in front of Rear Admiral Roy S. Geiger’s headquarters in Orote, the American flag flies high during the first flag-raising ceremony, and the Marines of the First Provisional Marine Corps are still wearing combat helmets , And quickly salute the peninsula to them. Credit (ACME);

Protecting the sentinel, August 6, 1944. Lorengau, Manus Island-This sentry is next to the American Cemetery in Lorengau, Manus Island, pacing back and forth among the Admiralty team to protect the people working on Yank's grave in the background. A few hours ago, a Japanese sniper chose this location to strike against American soldiers because they set up a cross to mark the graves of their friends. Credit: (ACME photo taken by Thomas L. Shafer for the War Picture Pool);

On August 30, 1944, he won the Roosevelt National Highest Award. Washington, DC-On the lawn of the White House are these four war heroes. Each of them was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Roosevelt, which is the country's highest award for bravery. They are (from left to right) Pfc. William J. Johnston, Colchester, Connecticut, machine gunner, although his comrades thought he was fatally wounded, he withstood two German counterattacks and insisted on using the gun; S/Sergeant Jessie R. Drowley, Lucerne, Michigan, was summoned for heroism in Bougainville; T/Sergeant Forrest L. Vosler, Livonia, NY, who suffered eye injuries and other wounds during a Bremen raid and demanded that He dropped from the plane to ease his burden; and first lieutenant Arnold L Bjorklund of Seattle, Washington, who destroyed two machine guns and a heavy mortar with three grenades, and killed seven Germans. NY#12 DJH LON 70 CEP LV shipping tank. Credit Line (ACME);

The Yankees in New Guinea see the election vote, August 11, 1944. New Guinea-Near the front line of the Drini Umor River, 16 miles east of Aitape, New Guinea, American soldiers took time out of war missions to read the demands of soldiers who voted through state absentee ballots. Image source: OWI Radiophoto taken by Tom Shafer for ACME;

Amphibious supply trailer, August 13, 1944. CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina-During a series of tests conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps, an amphibious tractor towed a new amphibious trailer ashore. The capacity of the waterproof trailer is 220 cubic feet. When used in combat, they will ensure that supplies are delivered in more usable conditions. Image source: US Marine Corps photo, OWI Radiophoto from ACME;

The first glass of milk for Guam children, August 23, 1944. Guam-Nurse Maria S. Aguon gave this 9-month-old baby the first sip of milk since birth in a civilian detention camp near Agana, Guam. Many Chamorro mothers in the camp now ate so poorly under Japanese rule that they did not breastfeed their babies. Credit: OWI Radiophoto is provided by Stanley Troutman for ACME;

The last ceremony of the ocean, August 8, 1944. Somewhere in the Pacific-still wearing his camouflage tunic, Lieutenant Joseph PF Gallagher, U.S. Marine Corps, Catholic priest, located at 840 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, for an attack on Tinian Island The Marines who lost their lives announced the funeral. His friends formed a guard of honor for the sea burial. Image source: US Marine Corps photo, OWI Radiophoto from ACME;

An unwelcome guest at RONCEY on August 11, 1944. Lancy, France-These Lancy citizens returned to their hometowns after the war swept over, and they were greeted by wreckage and debris-filled streets. German tanks and other destroyed or abandoned enemy equipment were scattered on the road. Credit: ACME;

The blowhole in AIRFIELD, August 20, 1944. Belgium-After the Royal Air Force bombers attacked Le Culot Airport on August 15, the bomb pits on the runway and the surrounding parking areas were full of potholes. The new Allied air strikes are very responsible for keeping the Luftwaffe almost grounded. This is an official photo of the British Air Force. Image source: US Army radio telephoto from ACME;

Finished, August 7, 1944. France-Crouching while running, troops of the British Second Army sprinted forward on a road near Tracy Bocacci. As their army marched towards France, the soldiers were sweeping. Image source: Official British photos, from ACME’s US Signal Corps radio telephoto;

San Lo in flames of war, August 8, 1944. This aerial view of Allied aircraft shows the severe damage that Saint-Rau suffered during the fierce battle for the Cherbourg Peninsula in France. Credit: (ACME) (WP);

The attempt to retreat ended in death, August 22, 1944. France-When the German army retreated to Mortain, France, the German soldier was killed while trying to escape his half-tracked vehicle. Other vehicles in his unit (background) were also crashed while escaping home. Credit; (Photo of Signal Corps from ACME);

On August 1, 1944, the nun attended the first mass on Saipan after liberation. Saipan-Catholic nuns attended the first mass held in Saipan since the abolition of Christianity in Japan in 1940. Other civilians who attended the Mass with them were released from the Japanese after the American "Sanqi" (sea, land, and air) forces captured Saipan. Image source: Official photos of the US Navy provided by Acme;

Surrendered at the Nazi House of Representatives in Paris on August 30, 1944. France-As part of the 400 Germans who trapped themselves in the Paris House of Representatives and repelled the Liberation Army, they waited to be expelled after surrendering to the French guerrillas. The armistice sign is on the back of the car. Image source: Acme;

Long live the Stars and Stripes, August 31, 1944. Paris-These Parisians who celebrated Paris were ecstatic about the liberation of Paris, praising their American allies and making the Stars and Stripes go to their heads. Wearing gay paper hats, when the Liberation Forces passed by the parade, they cheered and waved. Image source: Acme photos taken by Bert Brandt for the War Picture Pool;

German female air defense mission training, August 19, 1944. In this photo, today (August 19) broadcast from Stockholm to New York, German women and men work side by side, receiving job training from the ack-ack unit. According to Germany’s instructions, these women will replace the men who will be released to the front line under the German full mobilization plan. Credit (ACME Radiophoto);

Expand the new beachhead, 8/16/1944. American infantrymen marched on a street in a small town east of Toulon, carefully observing whether there were enemy snipers in every house. In the background, the beach can be seen, where Allied invasion forces attacked one of the many locations on the southern coast of France. Note the German rifle and helmet (right, foreground). Image source: ACME photos by Sherman Montrose, a pool of war pictures taken via Army radio phones.

On August 12, 1944, Saint-Lo, torn apart by a bomb, received the Yankees. British stone. Francois-this is just the victory of the American occupation of Saint-Lo. Almost the entire city is in the same situation as shown here. The soldiers strolled along the street, looking to both sides, endlessly, full of rubble and debris from broken buildings and forts. Credit (ACME) (WP);

The cathedral is the enemy's target, August 31, 1944. France-Smoke came from the famous Notre-Dame Cathedral on a hill in Marseille. The city became a target of German fire after being occupied by the French army. Credit (Army Radio Telephoto from ACME);

P-47 Sports Super Weapon, August 1, 1944. A deadly weapon of war is this huge P-47 Thunderbolt, which is equipped with 8 .50 caliber machine guns and new rocket launchers. These high-speed photos show the launch of the rocket. The top part shows the initial phase of the launch, and the subsequent phases continue until the rocket is shown away from the aircraft. Credit (U.S. Air Force photos from ACME);

Towards trouble, 8/9/1944. BERLIN-This Nazi V-1 flying bomb ran into troubles of its own making when it rattled at England. The photos were broadcast from Stockholm to New York today (August 9th). Image source: Acme radiophoto;

They fought for free Poland, August 23, 1944. Poland-The guerrillas of the Polish native army, some of them wearing uniforms seized from ambushed German soldiers, plan expeditions with their commanders. A member of the Polish 9th Infantry Regiment, the guerrillas are operating in the rear of the German army. Credit: Acme;

No time is tight, August 22, 1944. At sea-veterans of the Italian and Sicilian campaigns and veterans of the invasion activities, the infantry of the 45th Division relaxed before the invasion of southern France. When the blue Mediterranean invites a soldier to swim, there is no time to be nervous about the invasion. The boys diving from [illegible] waters will soon bring them to the French coast. Image source: Acme photos taken by Sherman Montrose for the War Picture Pool;

The roof level was reached on August 22, 1944. Yugoslavia-The Beaufighter of a launch vehicle of the Balkan Air Force entered the roof and released its vandalized cargo on the smoking building in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, suspected to be the German headquarters.

Underground Guam Command Post, 8/22/1944. Guam-In this super foxhole that became the Guam command post, Marine Corps Third Army Commander Major General Roy Geiger (left) and U.S. Marine Corps Marine Corps Commander Alan H. Turner Major General Qi interviewed. Sandbags and guard sentries provided additional protection to prevent the Japanese from interrupting this front-line strategic assembly. Credit (Marine Corps photo from ACME);

The Japanese gun of Guam won the Yankee Award, August 2, 1944. Guam-It's useless now, except as a souvenir from past operations, this captured Japanese gun was taken during the US attack on the Japanese naval base Piti in Guam. In the gun pit is the sergeant. Joe A. Grimes, Groesbeck, Tex. (back, left) and Cpl. James W. Redding, (back, right), Atlanta, Georgia, checking the Japanese flag, and (from left to right, front) Pfc. Joe Woolsey, Jerseyville, Illinois; Pfc. Warren Jordan, Newark, New Jersey; and Pfc. Joe Giles of the Wisconsin state hockey team showed the gun. Credit-WP-(ACME);

On August 8, 1944, a liberator disappeared. A B-24 Liberator of the US 15th Air Force caught fire after being hit by enemy fire during a raid on the northern refinery in Brehammer, Germany. Before the plane disintegrated in mid-air, three crew members were seen escaping by parachute. Credit line (Army radio telephoto from ACME);

August 28, 1944, it was a beautiful day for Grenoble. Grenoble, France-The citizens of Grenoble flocked from their homes to the streets to welcome the Americans of the 7th Army who liberated their town. They gathered around the armored vehicles and greeted the Yankee troops warmly. Credit (ACME Radiophoto from OWI);

Yanks skirt Aachen, 8/17/1944. Germany-Crossing the border from Belgium, Yanks follows a road leading to the Aachen National Forest in Germany. American troops have entered the towns, and the Germans are engaged in a desperate door-to-door battle with overwhelming possibilities. Credit (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME);

Reorganized for the invasion of the "Fashion Center", August 19, 1944. Italy-Pfc is all that is prepared for the fashion-conscious France. James P. Royle, Boston, Massachusetts, shines his shoes at the last minute before setting off from an Italian port to invade southern France. Credit (Signal Corps photo from ACME);

"Roosevelt's Fake Money", August 4, 1944. According to the German subtitles attached to this photo, today broadcast from Stockholm, the French Nazi leader Jacques Dorio, wearing a German uniform, inspected the invasion franc. The German subtitles called it "Roosevelt's fake money." Credit (ACME Radiophoto);

The Gate of Florence, August 14, 1944. Florence, Italy-Passing through the Roman Gate, a South African tank force entered the city of Florence, which was the hub of Germany's last line of defense in Italy. The British 8th Army has cleared the last Nazi resistance pockets, and AMG officials have taken over. Credit comes from ACME’s Radiotelephoto);

Traveled to the south of France on August 15, 1944. Radiotelephoto today showed the United States the news of the invasion of southern France. This photo shows about 75 ships gathering in a port in southern Italy, preparing to set off for the new invasion. Credit line (Army radio telephoto from ACME);

British tanks enter Florence, 8/8/1944. Florence, Italy-When the British tank entered Florence through the Roman gate, the crew stood on their tanks. It was piloted by soldiers of the South African Army of the British 8th Army who first entered Florence.

U.S. bomber warhead Athens Port, August 15, 1944. ATHENS, GREECE-On January 11, the American Flying Fortress bombed an important Nazi supply center, and thick smoke enveloped the already-suffering dock area of ​​Athens. When the 15th Army Air Force B-17 bombers flew over their target, bomb explosions dotted the harbor waters. Picture source (U.S. Army Air Force photos from OWI Radiophoto of ACME);

Raise your hand-give up, 8/7/1944. Orciano, Italy-After a brief but fierce firefight in the Orciano area, the German stormtroopers followed the American prisoners with their hands up. The enemy soldiers surrendered to the riflemen of the 100th Infantry Battalion-Americans of Japanese descent. Credit limit (the official photo of the US Army is from Acme);

Florence hailed the heroes of the Allied forces, August 7, 1944. Florence, Italy-When the Allied forces successfully entered the southern suburbs of Florence, cheering crowds lined up along the route. The vehicles of the South African Armored Forces drove along the aisle formed by the locals applauding and waving their hands. Picture source (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from Acme);

On August 8, 1944, a fight in the streets of Florence. Florence, Italy-When the South African troops of the British Eighth Army entered the outskirts of Florence, the hub of the last line of defense in Italy, the anti-fascists leaned out of the bunker of the building and opened fire near the corner of the street. German troops in the city. These civilians provided great help to stop the fighting between German and fascist snipers. Credit (OWI UK official radio photography from Acme);

Florence welcomes the British army, 8/8/1944. Florence, Italy - When the people of Florence crowded the streets to welcome a unit of the British Eighth Army into the outskirts of the city, the elated young man jumped on a British tank. The clock in the background shows 9:25. Credit (from Acme’s OWI UK Official Radiophoto);

On August 9, 1944, the house in Florence was destroyed. After the Nazis abandoned this part of the Italian city, the locals combed through the ruins of the once beautiful Florence Art Center. Some Florence is still in the hands of the Nazis. Credit limit (OWI Radiophoto from Acme);

Tirpitz was damaged twice, August 12, 1944. Norway-The most recent photo of the Tirpitz moored in the Kafjord in Norway was taken by a Royal Air Force reconnaissance plane of the Coast Command. The ship was damaged twice in the Kafjord, one was damaged by a British submarine on September 22, 1944, and the other was attacked by fleet aviation on April 3, 1944. Part of the damage has apparently been repaired, but the ship and aircraft cranes on the starboard side are missing. ;

On August 14, 1944, Japanese Americans fought in Italy. Italy-The two Japanese Americans who fought in Italy proved their loyalty on the front lines. Sort out snipers, private soldiers. Veikichi Arakaki from Kauai, Kauai, TH (Hawaii), and a partner on the left, fired a rifle grenade into the mountain. Cracks can be seen on the hillside. Credit (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from Acme);

The German soldiers' tanks evacuated, August 22, 1944. According to the German caption attached to this photo broadcast from Stockholm today (August 22), this photo shows "Defense Warfare on the Eastern Front." It actually shows that tanks were used to transport German soldiers retreating from the front. Credit (Acme Radiophoto);

Delivery of supplies to the Warsaw Patriots on August 23, 1944. Italy-Returning to their base in Italy are the four Royal Air Force Liberator crew members who recently flew from Italy to Warsaw and then returned to provide supplies to the patriots fighting the Nazis in the Polish Parliament. They are (from left to right): F/S Kenneth Pearce, Sergeant. Peter Green, Sergeant. Derek Coates and Sergeant. John Rush.

Guerrilla learns plane mechanics, 8/18/1944. Italy-In post-liberation Italy, a specially selected Marshal Tito’s Yogoslav guerrillas are undergoing complex training in modern aircraft mechanics together with the Royal Air Force ground crew. All men are chosen because of special abilities. Their teachers are non-civil servants in the Royal Air Force. The photos show the Royal Air Force guerrillas and soldiers working hard on three Spitfire fighters. Credit (Official British photos from Acme);

On their way to France, August 15, 1944. Italy-While his comrades were waiting for their turn at the dock below, a Royal Air Force ground crew stepped onto the springboard and boarded a ship in an Italian port, heading for the new invasion front line in southern France. Credit (OWI Radiophoto from apex);

Enemy mines rose on August 7, 1944. Leghorn, Italy-cover behind the tank, colonel. Duane T. Moen, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is alert to snipers because his Fifth Corps partners planted a large number of landmines on a main street leading to the port of arrival . When the mine exploded, a huge cloud of smoke appeared in the background. Credit limit (the official photo of the US Army is from Acme);

Parade of Polish Patriots, August 23, 1944. Poland-Polish guerrilla fighters walked through their colors in a small town 120 miles southwest of Warsaw after church services to celebrate Poland's National Day (May 3) ended. The Patriots are members of the Nrubieszow (Podleze) Battalion of their country's native army. Photos obtained from neutral sources. Credit Line (Acme);

The Nazis cracked down on silk, 8/23/1944. Arms and legs akimbo, a Luftwaffe fighter pilot rolled to the ground, and his plane continued to fly without him, still level. An 8th Air Force fighter pilot of the U.S. Army attacked an enemy aircraft somewhere in France. Although the aircraft did not appear to have been injured, the pilot was disturbed by Yank's shot and was eventually knocked down. Credit (U.S. Air Force photo from Acme);

The record-setting Florence Canal Bridge, August 19, 1944. Italy-Royal engineers worked at an astonishing speed, replacing the destroyed San Trinita Bridge with the Bailey Bridge in record time, shocking the people of Florence. The bridge was built on the pier of the wrecked span. Except for a few deep-rooted Nazi snipers, this ancient city is now completely in the hands of the Allies. Photo courtesy of the British Army Film Department. Credit (OWI Radiophoto from Acme);

Welcome to Florence, 8/7/1944. Florence, Italy-waving to the Allied Liberators, joyful Florentine welcomes the victorious army on the southern outskirts of their city. A South African tank crew leaned forward and shook hands friendly. Credit (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from Acme);

The trap closed the Nazis, 8/16/1944. France-A German tank capsized in a deep crater and burned violently on the road to Falaise, where the Allied forces were closing the trap of the German 7th Army, which had been torn into ribbons. On the right (above), a medical worker is looking at a Canadian soldier who has fallen but is not injured. Credit: (ACME) (WP);

Yank returned from Raid, 8/22/1944. England-After attacking the strategic target in Alsace Lorraine, the American pilots walked back from their fort bomber to their base in England. They are (from left to right): T/Sgt. Harry Soderburg, Lueders, Texas; T/Sergeant Fernand Savasuk, Winslow, me. Richard Davis, 1st Lieutenant, Conges, New York; S/Sergeant Bernice Stanton, Cookeville, Tennessee; 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Hughes (back), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 2nd Lieutenant Harry, Union City, New Jersey Neumann; S/Sergeant Raymond Glasser, Sioux, Iowa; Sergeant Mervin Wingard (later), Kitaning, Pennsylvania; and Sergeant. Bill Baker of Shanut, Kansas. Credit: (ACME);

First aid for friends and enemies, August 16, 1944. American infantry and German prisoners of war were treated by American soldiers at a beach dressing station in southern France, while (background), Yankee troops passed by on their way to consolidate their new beachhead positions. Image source: Acme photo taken by Sherman Montrose for the War Picture Pool, telephoto taken by Army radio;

The Japanese were blown up near Guam on August 11, 1944. Guam-The Marine Corps Howitzer was one of the first howitzers to land. It bombed enemy positions during the Battle of Guam. This was the first American base occupied by the Japanese and the first base recaptured from their hands. More than 10,000 Japanese were killed in the battle for the island. Image source: Acme's US Navy photos;

Front Politics, August 11, 1944. New Guinea-In New Guinea, the Yanks near the Driniumor River front near Aitare studied the requirements for soldiers' absent ballots. They are (from left to right): Pfc. Leonard C. Layton, Dayton, O.; Captain. Henry Bateley of Barron, Wisconsin; and Pfc. Andrew Rothstein, New York City, all members of a headquarters company. Credit-WP (ACME Photography: Tom Shafer, War Pool Correspondent);

August 15, 1944, "Free French on the Road to the Liberation of France". The free French army brought their armored vehicles on display in a temporary area somewhere in the European theater, and then jumped to the European continent to support the Allied attack and liberate France from the Nazis. Image source: (Signal Corps photo from ACME);

The Merciful General, 8/12/1944. Guam-The smiling Major General Roy Geiger, the commander of the U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary force in Guam, holds a serious local child on his lap, while the others surround him and laugh happily . The US Army 8/23/44 Credit (ACME) rescued the children from the Japanese;

Air power display, 8/23/1944. England-To pay tribute to the American labor and production forces, one of the largest B-17 fortresses ever seen together in the photo range is lined up and ready to fight. This is only a small part of the air power assembled in England to replace the strategic bombers of the U.S. Army’s 8th Air Force. Credit (U.S. Air Force photos from ACME);

On August 30, 1944, the "Wasp" installed a burning thorn. The powerful flamethrower used by the British army in France is the ferocious "wasp". Sending terrible fire streams to German strongholds, flamethrowers are suitable for carriers with bullet-proof fuselages. In the "Wasp", like all other weapons of this type, a special type of fuel is used. Credit (Official British photos from ACME);

The pre-invasion bombing of Guam on August 2, 1944. Guam – On July 21st, guns and aircraft from the US Navy hit Japanese facilities violently, softening it for the Marine Corps and Army landing forces. Image source: Official photos of the US Navy from ACME;

Fire and Sulfur on the Guam Landing Day on August 2, 1944. Guam-A phosphorous bomb exploded in the burning dense fog, and a US ship sailed into the port of Guam to launch a landing attack on the Japanese stronghold. Air and surface bombings were carried out before landing. Image source: ACME's US Navy photos;

The Navy’s wounded Normandy brought home, 8/2/1944. Washington, DC-While ambulances and stretchers were waiting, some of the 129 Navy soldiers wounded in Normandy were carried out of the hospital train, which carried them to Silver Spring, where they would be in the Naval Medical Hospital Receive further treatment. These naval heroes crossed the Atlantic Ocean from France on a medical ship. Credit: (ACME);

Yank Gunners shot down a Japanese plane, August 17, 1944. On June 19 last year, a U.S. Navy photographer used a camera equipped with a 40-inch lens to photograph the destruction of a Japanese aircraft over Guam. At the top, Nip roared on an American aircraft carrier. In the middle photo, the sharp-eyed Yankee gunner on the aircraft carrier hit the enemy and (below) the Japanese plane exploded in the flames. The plane is 7.000 feet above the carrier. Image source: US Navy photos from ACME;

He was tried on August 21, 1944. China-The farmer is suspected to be a Japanese spy, and the division headquarters on the front line of the Salween is not constrained by a Chinese fighter. Although he will receive a fair trial, if he is proven guilty, the Chinese will not sympathize with him. The Japanese spies were quickly wiped out by the Chinese army fighting to reopen the Burmese roads. Image source: ACME's Signal Corps photo;

August 11, 1944, after the Yankee bombing. Tinian Island-The navy and aerial bombing before the invasion completely destroyed the enemy's facilities and equipment at the Japanese airport at the northern end of Tinian Island. The Marines occupied the site shortly after hitting the beach, and reconstruction of the area is already in progress. Image source: Marine Corps photos from ACME;

Old Glory goes into battle, August 11, 1944. Ghana, Guam-Passing through the war-torn town of Agana, tanks and armored vehicles of the U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Division rolled north in the hell of the retreating Japanese. They carried the American flag with them and waved it again on the islands occupied by the Japanese shortly after Pearl Harbor. Credit: ACME;

The last flight of the Yankee bomber-#2, 8/10/1944. Kokas, New Guinea, Netherlands-The aircraft that was once an A-20 attack bomber is now just a lot of smoke and flying parts, because the aircraft exploded after crashing into the sea and became the victim of a direct ack-ack hit. A companion ship returned safely from a low-altitude raid on a Japanese facility in Kokas, Netherlands New Guinea. Image source: USAAF photos from ACME;

The last flight of the Yankee bomber-#1, 8/10/1944. Kokas, New Guinea, The Netherlands-In a slow and graceful dive, an A-20 attack bomber was hit by an ack-ack burst and headed to the sea on its final flight. A companion ship on the left maneuvered for safety. The smoke from the tail of the injured ship marked the trail of death because the ship was too low for the crew to parachute. Both aircraft returned from low-altitude attacks on Japanese facilities in Kokas, Netherlands New Guinea. Image source: USAAF photos from ACME;

There is no target-the battery rests, August 11, 1944. Agana, Guam—When they ran out of Japanese shooting at Agana, the crew put down their weapons and relaxed for a while, but they left the ammunition belt in the gun—just in case. From left to right: Pfc. WC Dean, Meridian, Miss; Pfc. RA Rouse, Cincinnati, oh. Pfc. EJ Bernier (lying down), Red River, Michigan; and Cpl. TL McHugh, Cincinnati, oh. The foreground and the man on the far right are unidentified. All belong to the third maritime division credit: ACME;

The naval attack on Bonings on August 9, 1944. Bonin Island-The powerful Pacific Fleet task force of eight Grumman Avengers quickly and fatally glides over the rugged coastline of Jiji Island in the Bonin Islands, just 600 miles south of Tokyo. Our aircraft destroyed 13 Japanese ships and 32 aircraft; they damaged more than 20 ships and 96 aircraft. Image source: Official photos of the US Navy from ACME;

Only 600 miles from Tokyo, August 9, 1944. Bonin Island-As smoke rose from the ruins of the four ships on Haha Island below, five Helldivers from the Pacific Fleet Task Force regrouped and returned to their aircraft carriers. In the attack on the Bonin Group’s Haha and Jiji Islands, 600 miles south of Tokyo, our aircraft sank at least 13 Japanese ships and damaged more than 20 ships. 32 enemy aircraft were shot down and 96 were damaged. Image source: Official photos of the US Navy from ACME;

Wounded cart from the front line in Myanmar on August 19, 1944. Myanmar-The wounded arrived at Myitkyina Airport in Myanmar in an ox cart, where they waited for the hospital plane to be transported. People were taken from the front line two-fifths of a mile away to the wet terrain like this runway. Image source: US Army photos from ACME;

His rescue partner, August 6, 1944. Guam-A Marine was hit by a Japanese bullet during a fierce battle at an airstrip near Orot. A Marine threw him over his shoulder. Other Marines returned the injured man to the emergency station. Time cleared the way for him. Credit (ACME) (WP);

Roosevelt saw the Aleutian base, August 11, 1944. The guard of honor paid tribute to the president's car as it rolled in the fog and rain while patrolling the base in the Aleutian Islands. The President visited this northern outpost after meeting with military and naval leaders at Pearl Harbor during his visit to the Pacific base. Credit (U.S. Army photos from ACME);

Pi Neck enters the former Marine Corps barracks, 8/6/1944. Guam-The U.S. Marine Corps raised their guns while looking for the Japanese in the ruins of the old Marine Corps barracks in Guam. Entered without objection. They were the first personnel and tanks to enter the site, which was almost completely destroyed by air and naval bombing. Credit (ACME);

Revive the victory, 8/23/1944. At sea-when the pilots of the 16th Air Force returned to the carrier to discuss the victorious conflict with the Japanese aircraft, a relieved smile appeared on their faces. Sitting down (top) is; (from left to right) the commander. PD Buie, Nashville, Georgia; and Second Lieutenant WJ Seyfferle, Cincinnati, O. Lower left: Second Lieutenant Edward G. Wendorf, West (co), Texas. Back to the camera: Comdr. LB Southerland, United States Navy. Far right: Lt. (jg) Frances M. Fleming, Portland, Oregon. Credit limit (from ACME’s official photo of the US Navy);

The Japanese bomber crashed on August 23, 1944. At sea—accelerating westward pursuit of the Japanese fleet from Saipan, Task Force 58 encountered and destroyed 18 enemy dive and torpedo bombers in one of the greatest sea-to-air battles in the Pacific. This series shows the death of one of the attacking warbirds because it withstood a lethal anti-aircraft gun attack and eventually crashed into the sea. Credit Line (ACME);

On August 29, 1944, the deadly "egg" was dropped at the Japan Steel Center. Anshan, Manzhouli-This is one of the first photos of the B-29 superfortress fighting over enemy territory. One of the bombers released explosives over the Showa Steel Plant in Anshan during a July 29 raid. Showa Iron and Steel Plant is the second largest integrated steel plant in the Japanese system and a key unit for industrial development in Manchuria, Japan. The result of the raid was good, with moderate enemy aircraft and air defense confrontation. Credit (USAAF official photo from ACME);

They harassed the Huns - 1, 8/23/1944. Symi-Specially trained for their work, a small group of British and Greek troops forced the Germans to maintain thousands of troops, many supply ships and large numbers of guns in the Aegean Islands. The patrol of this detachment raided the center of the enemy-controlled island in a swift and deadly manner, carrying out 20 attacks. They wiped out the entire garrison guarding an island in one action. Here, Greek members of a raid force gathered at their Colonel Taigantes to listen to a briefing on Symi Island. Credit line (Official UK photo from ACME);

They harassed the Huns - 2, 8/23/1944. Symi-Specially trained for their work, a small group of British and Greek troops forced the Germans to maintain thousands of troops, many supply ships and large numbers of guns in the Aegean Islands. The patrol of this detachment raided the center of the enemy-controlled island in a swift and deadly manner, carrying out 20 attacks. They wiped out the entire garrison guarding an island in one action. On this fort overlooking the port of Symi, a sergeant charged. Soon after the photo was taken, the Nazi position disappeared. Credit (Official British photos from ACME);

In battle, 8/23/1944. On the Russian front-In the fierce battle on the eastern front, a German panzergrenadier rushed past a burning tank. The tank was destroyed by Russian trench mortar fire. The photo was broadcast from Stockholm to New York today (August 23). Credit: ACME Radio Photography.

Failed defense, 8/16/1944. France-The German caption described the photo as "a partially completed Nazi defense work on the French Mediterranean coast", where the Allied forces made a sudden landing on August 15 without encountering any joint resistance. The picture was broadcast from Sweden to New York today. Credit: ACME Radio Photography.

Mamselle takes French lessons, 8/12/1944. Cherbourg, France-On the rocky beach of Cherbourg, a 17-year-old French girl, Paule Marie Truffert, teaches French to the sergeant. Edward Watson, Terre Haute, Indiana, was a member of the US Army that captured Cherbourg. Before being occupied, Pollet lived with her family in Cherbourg and was sent to Vallogne to live with her grandmother in May 1943. When Yanks regained the port city, she returned in an American jeep. Paule is a good friend of GI and is now seeking an interpreter position in the Civil Affairs Committee. She wants to start a 7-year medical course in Paris this fall. Credit: ACME;

Yankee invasion practice, August 15, 1944. When their Bangalore torpedo exploded, American infantrymen lay flat on the beach, tearing up the "enemy" barbed wire barrier along this "invading" beach. With the Allied forces rushing ashore to establish a fourth front, this scene was and is repeated on the southern coast of France. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME.

Freedom and happiness, August 4, 1944. Hoboken, New Jersey-The train that took them to Fort Ontario near Oswego, New York was the family. They were part of the nearly 1,000 refugees from Italy who will stay in the country during the war. They are (from left to right): Mrs. Netta Rothchild, holding her 4-week-old daughter Gratzia; Mr. Isreal Rothchild takes his daughter Reneta walking beside him as another daughter, Fanny. Credit: ACME;

The King of the Sky Cobra, August 3, 1944. Buffalo, NY — The most recent announcement to join the Allied Air Force is the P-63 King Cobra, which is manufactured by Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, New York. The stylish new aircraft pictured above is much faster than its predecessor, the P-39 Airacobra, and its official combat radius is expected to allow it to fly over the territory of the Axis powers. The installation is sturdy 37 mm. The nose of the P-63 is equipped with a cannon and two .50-caliber machine guns. The wings are also equipped with two 0.50-caliber machine guns. Equipped with a 1500 horsepower engine, it can increase speed and efficiency at high altitudes. Credit: ACME;

Thunderbolt bristles with gun, August 1, 1944. A soldier loaded the projectile into the rocket weapon of the P-47 Thunderbolt. This aircraft is equipped with eight .50 caliber machine guns and a new type of rocket weapon. It is a deadly weapon of war. This is a close-up of the aircraft, machine guns and rocket launchers under the wings. Three rockets are standing in front of a wheel of the plane. Image source: USAAF photos from ACME;

Almost rare, August 20, 1944. Southern France-A Sherman tank destroyed by a German 88 tank burns in a field near a town in southern France. An American soldier looks for cover next to the smoking Hulk. Image source: US Army photos from ACME;

On the way to the German Pliers on August 20, 1944. Fleis, France-In the town of Fleis, which was bombed and raged by artillery shells, citizens lined up in a row on the street to drive the "General Sherman" tanks to move forward to narrow the gap between Farais and get trapped. The British soldiers who lived in the German army fleeing to Paris cheered. This is a photo of the British War Department. Image source: US Army photos from ACME;

The bomb hit Toulon, August 23, 1944. France-A bomb from the Tactical Air Force B-25 Mitchells hit a target below the French port of Toulon. It directly hit the German battleship "Strasbourg", sank a submarine and severely damaged a cruiser. Image source: Acme;

Nazi prisoners were evacuated from France on August 18, 1944. France-Wading in waist-deep water, long Nazi prisoners were caught on the landing craft and headed to the Allied prison compound. They were part of the 7,000 Nazis captured in the first few days of the invasion of southern France.

The man behind the bomb, August 17, 1944. France-In this photo, two Nazi soldiers are operating a switchboard in a radio broadcast from Stockholm today (August 17), releasing a missile somewhere in France. According to German instructions, these bombs were aimed at London. Image source: Acme;

Dr. Yanke works in Chartres, 8/22/1944. France-Working in the shadow of Chartres' famous 12th-century cathedral, Yank medical staff assisted the wounded before proceeding eastward and overtaking the Seine. Image source: Acme's Army Radio Telephoto;

A grim reminder of the war, August 22, 1944. Mortain, France-On the way to the fields, the French farmer and his little girl passed a Nazi worker's car and a dead driver who was hit by a shell at an intersection near Mortain. Accustomed to this scene, the two of them just glanced quickly. Image source: Acme's Signal Corps photo;

Correct welcome Welcome, August 22, 1944. France-completely surrounded by cute girls and curious French kids, does an American soldier seem embarrassed? In his situation. The scene took place in Leeds, far inland from the south coast of France, where all residents greeted the U.S. forces driving north out of the city. Image source: Army radio telephoto from Acme;

The House of the Road to Happiness, August 23, 1944. Falaise, France-Although they knew that their homes might be in ruins, the residents of Falaise were still happy to return to the town after liberation. At the top, the returning refugee team stretched out to the eye. At the bottom, the innocent victim walked hard past the bombed building. Image source: Acme;

Loading the first hospital train, August 8, 1944. France-Since the day of landing, the first Allied hospital train operating in France loaded the wounded in the ambulance in Lissen. The train consisted of boxcars left behind by the fleeing Germans. The wounded were sent to Cherbourg on the way to England. Credit: Army radio telephoto from Acme;

Take the train from the boat, August 29, 1944. France-This is the first such attempt ever. The truck was taken from LST to Cherbourg ashore. A special ramp made of railroad tracks facilitates this work. Image source: Acme's Signal Corps photo;

The Polish Army joins the Allies of France, 8/15/1944. France-This photo is the first of its kind and shows the Polish army fighting British and Canadian soldiers on the front lines of Normandy. Sergeant McVeigh (second from left) joked with Polish comrades before setting off to join the southern attack on Caen. Image source: photos from the British War Office, military telephoto from Acme;

To keep them running, August 15, 1944. France-British Royal Engineers used stones from damaged buildings and flint limestone from stockpiles of a former German factory near Colombelles to repair a section of road near the city. Image source: Acme's official British photos;

South to FALAISE, August 12, 1944. France-Canadian infantry and military vehicles circled around a vehicle that was crashed on the side of the road, and Canadian troops advanced south on the road to Falaise. Image source: Official Canadian photo, Signal Corps telephoto from Acme;

Air support to advanced allies, 8/12/1944. Caen, France-After a large-scale raid by the Royal Air Force, the German positions south of Caen were bombed. The offensive by the British and Canadian forces on land made the enemy weak. Image source: Official UK photo, Signal Corps telephoto from Acme;

Celebrating the liberation of Toulon, 8/31/1944. France-The highlight of the French military parade commemorating the liberation of Toulon was General De Latre De Tassigny and his staff at the Toulon monument in Marechal Foch square to pay tribute to the soldiers of the First World War. Credit: Army radio telephoto from Acme;

The result of the YANK breakthrough was achieved in Brittany on August 5, 1944. France-In the early stages of the current Brittanyanc offensive, hundreds of German prisoners of war were taken to the rear after being captured.

The bomb site that exploded on August 15, 1944. France-A reconnaissance photo of a German robot flying a bomb site attacked by an Allied aircraft in the Strait of Calais. The letter A shows the launch platform surrounded by bomb pits. B, C, D, and E are flying bombs that crashed during launch. Credit limit (from ACME's official UK photo);

American tanks cross the Alps, 8/25/1944. France-Tank reinforcements advanced on their way to the French Alps to reinforce the American vanguard, which forced the American troops to penetrate into the Nazi territory in southern France. Credit-WP-(ACME photo by staff photographer, war correspondent, telephoto by Army radio.);

FORRESTAL sees the French invasion, August 24, 1944. Obtain first-hand information on the operation of the invasion, seconds. James Forrester of the Navy accompanied the Allied forces on landing in southern France. In this photo, the secretary listens as a deputy admiral. H. Kent Hewitt, who commanded the landing operation, signaled to the target while discussing tactics with Rear Admiral AM Patch (from left to right), Commander-in-Chief of the 7th Army; Contre Admiral (Rear Admiral) Andre Lemonnier, Commander of the French Navy in the Mediterranean; and the brig . General GP Saville, Commander-in-Chief of the 12th Tactical Air Command; and Mr. Forrestel. Credit (U.S. Navy photo from ACME);

FORRESTAL sees the French invasion, August 24, 1944. Obtain first-hand information on the operation of the invasion, seconds. James Forrester of the Navy accompanied the Allied forces on landing in southern France. In this photo, the secretary listens as a deputy admiral. H. Kent Hewitt, who commanded the landing operation, signaled to the target while discussing tactics with Rear Admiral AM Patch (from left to right), Commander-in-Chief of the 7th Army; Contre Admiral (Rear Admiral) Andre Lemonnier, Commander of the French Navy in the Mediterranean; and the brig . General GP Saville, Commander-in-Chief of the 12th Tactical Air Command; and Mr. Forrestel. Credit (U.S. Navy photo from ACME);

The Russian delegation visits the British front, 8/4/1944. France-A Russian military delegation recently visited the British front in Normandy to learn firsthand how the West and the Nazis were fighting. When they heard the explanation of the battle plan were seated (from left to right): Colonel Jorbarov; Lieutenant General Khalamov; Lieutenant General Dempsey, commander of the British 2nd Army; Major General Sklyarov; and Major General Vasilyev. Credit (Official British photos from ACME's Army Radio Telephoto);

"Sisters of the Bubble", August 3, 1944. France-Two WACS take turns to wash each other's hair, using a GI helmet as a basin. They are: Pvt. Claire Dickman (left) in San Francisco, California, and Selma Herfor in New York City. Credit line (Army radio telephoto from ACME);

The nun provides Yonkers information, 8/2/1944. France-A French nun provided Yanks with information about the retreat of the German army, and Yanks stopped on the way to the front of the avalanche. Credit (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME);

British tanks advance to the front, August 2, 1944. Cormont, France-A team of Sherman tanks driven by the British moved forward through a woodland south of Cormont, participating in the British offensive against the Germans in this area. Credit (Official British photos from ACME's US Army Radio Telephoto);

The Open Road of the Allied Forces, August 31, 1944. France-was blocked by an anti-tank wall, and the advance of the Allied forces in southern France was blocked-but it was only fleeting. An engineer from a demolition team began to work with the teller mine and opened a clear path for the relentlessly advancing troops. When the local mine goes out, you can see the flash of explosion. The background is San Rafael. Image source: ACME's Signal Corps photo;

Welcome to the liberation of the Americans, 8/28/1944. Paris-American soldiers are welcomed by French women in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral. They dance-a girl may be pulling a soldier from a truck. Image source: ACME photos taken by Bert Brandt for the War Picture Pool;

ACME Photog gets hugs and kisses, August 30, 1944. France-When ACME news photo photographer Bert Brandt led the first group of liberation forces into Paris, passionate French girls greeted him with hugs and kisses. The photos of the liberation of the French capital taken by Brandt, as well as the photos of other ACME photographers, were first transmitted to the United States. Image source: ACME photo, taken by War Pool reporter Bert Brandt;

"The soup" in Saint-Malo on August 17, 1944. France-Americans gather to eat in an empty shop in Saint Malo, a small town in Brittany. In the background, German prisoners are sitting on the side of the road. In the foreground on the left and the left in the center are two Spanish royalists (former leaders) now fighting the Yankees. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

The "standard" of the neo-Nazis, August 17, 1944. France-When one of them raised the white flag of surrender, the Germans rushed out to surrender to the American army on a street corner in a small town east of Toulon. Notice how the two Nazis hid themselves behind the standard bearer—as if they wanted to feel the lead of the Yankee gun at any time. (Approved by the examiner) Credit: ACME photos taken by Sherman Montrose for the War Picture Pool;

On August 14, 1944, another Nazi communication line was destroyed. Vail, France-After the Allied bombing before the occupation of the city on August 7, the rolling stock and tracks of the Vail Railway Yard were in shattered ruins. Image source: Official UK photo from ACME’s Signal Corps Radiotelephoto;

Waiting for the counterattack, 8/12/1944. France-Their anti-tank guns are camouflaged with crates and boxes. This Allied artillery is ready at any time in the recently occupied suburb of Cherence Le Roussel, quietly waiting for the Nazis to counterattack. Image source: Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME;

Two-way traffic, 8/23/1944. France-After a long line of frustrated German prisoners of war marched back, the British armored vehicles rumbled forward. When the Allied forces closed the Falaise-Agentin Gorge, the Nazis were captured and an estimated 100,000 Germans were cut off from any possible escape routes. Credit: British War Office photos from ACME's Army Radio Telephoto;

Entering France, 8/15/1944. When their C-47 (part of the 12th Air Force Aircraft Carrier Division) marched towards the airdrop area in southern France, the strong and sturdy paratroopers listened intently to the last-minute instructions from the parachutist (standing). Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

A lesson of caution, August 14, 1944. France-Walk cautiously, sergeant. Andrew Harding of Bridgeport, Connecticut approached a burning Nazi armored vehicle. The car was destroyed by an American 3-inch shell on the way to Lamont.

A Frenchman returns to his wife, 8/15/1944. Coutinville, France-Lieutenant Nonet Rexing of the French 2nd Armored Division once again fought in his hometown. He happily embraced his wife at their door. He fled his hometown in 1943 to join Free France. Image source: Photo of the US Signal Corps from ACME;

Invasion of southern France-first photo, August 15, 1944. Parachutes were left by paratroopers on enemy territory for their targets after landing. In this bird's-eye view, you can see that they are scattered on the ground in southern France for miles. Image source: ACME photos taken by Charles Seawood for the War Picture Pool, taken via Army Radiotelephoto;

The Nazis reached the end of their journey, 8/15/1944. France-In the dust of the road, a German soldier died next to a Volkswagen in Barrenton, France. The blood was on his face. U.S. troops recently passed through France and occupied the town. Image source: ACME's Signal Corps photo;

Load the first hospital train, 8/8/1944. France-Since D-Day, the wounded have boarded the first Allied hospital train operating in France, located on the side of Lisson. They will be taken to Cherbourg on their way to England. Image source: Army photos from ACME;

Hunting party searched the Nazis, 8/18/1944. France-After the Yankees wiped out most of the resistance, these French men and women fighting in Rostrenin enthusiastically brandished the seized German guns and rode out to round up the stray Nazis nearby. Image source: Army photos from ACME;

Barrier-free roadblocks, August 5, 1944. France-In the current offensive in Brittany, an American tank broke through the roadblock and joined the American lightning attack on the Avranches area. The tank is camouflaged with branches and paint. Note how the so-called block is completely removed. Credit: ACME;

British bomb Brest, 8/7/1944. Brest, France-This is the bomber's perspective of the British Royal Air Force pilots violently attacking the fence of the U-boat in Brest. The six-ton ​​bombs on some concrete pens hit directly. Image source: Official British photos of the US Signal Corps from ACME;

Rescue Doctor, August 7, 1944. Somewhere in France-the medical staff of an infantry unit serving in France worked feverishly with their shovel, digging out some people who were buried under an avalanche when the enemy shells attacked. Image source: US Army photos from ACME;

Nazi victory painting prematurely, August 4, 1944. France-At the occupied German headquarters in France, an American soldier examines with interest an unfinished painting of the German army marching victoriously. The Nazis did not have time to complete it before they were relentlessly driven by the Allies. The cannonball made a hole in the mural. Credit: ACME;

The broken Nazi railway line, August 5, 1944. France-After the American dive bomber released its destructive load, the Nazi locomotive was left with only twisted steel. The continued blow to the Nazi railroads greatly hindered their supply and the flow of troops. Image source: Army photos from ACME;

Royal Air Force "Heavy" target, August 1, 1944. Strait of Calais, France-This concrete dome structure is located on the top of a German underground facility in the Strait of Calais. It is believed to be related to the enemy's threat to use long-range rockets, but was damaged by a "heavy" attack by the Royal Air Force. July 17 It attacked the area again on July 20th and July 20th. The 12,000-pound bomb blew up a large number of cliffs supporting the dome, closed the tunnel entrance, and damaged the railway line. Although this photo was taken before the two attacks, the damage to the area around the dome indicates that it was clearly the target of the previous attack. For photos taken by the Royal Air Force after the July 17 and July 20 attacks, see ACME photo #732304. Credit: Official British photos from ACME;

On August 1, 1944, the Royal Air Force made two hits on underground targets. Strait of Calais, France-German underground facilities hidden in a quarry in the Strait of Calais area, allegedly connected to their long-range rocket plane, were attacked by the Royal Air Force in successive attacks on July 17 and July 20 "Heavy" attack. Between the two raids, the staff of the TODT organization tried to repair the damage caused the first time, but this photo taken after the two attacks showed that the wood props used in the reconstruction work were scattered in all directions. The concrete dome on the cliff had a huge gap in the ground supporting it, and the other concrete structures were torn apart by the 12,000-pound bomb. For photos of the dome before the raid, see ACME photo #BP 732303. Image source: ACME's official British photos;

British soldiers captured in Normandy on August 1, 1944. Normandy, France-According to the German caption attached to this photo received from a neutral source in London, these people were British soldiers captured by the Germans in Normandy. Credit: ACME;

On the road to victory, 8/1/1944. Caumont, France-During the British attack on the Caumont area, infantry and armored vehicles advanced to the front, and the British offensive continued. Image source: Official British photos taken by the US Army from ACME;

Going home again, August 1, 1944. France-A long line of French evacuees in Coutances-St. Giles Road returned home with his belongings. The people in the background are not as lucky as a carriage. Image source: US Army radio telephoto from ACME;

San Lo is now behind Yanke, 8/5/1944. France-Military traffic flows through the destroyed Saint-Lô. There was a terrible battle not long ago, but now it is far behind the battle line. Yanke passed Brittany almost faster than any army in World War II. Image source: Army photos from ACME;

France-Military traffic flows through the destroyed Saint-Lô. There was a terrible battle not long ago, but now it is far behind the battle line. Yanke passed Brittany almost faster than any army in World War II. Image source: Army photos from ACME; 8/22/1944. Saint-Tropez, France-The Yankees in the back row have been busy tabulating thousands of prisoners of war. Here, the U.S. military police tracked hordes of Nazi prisoners near Saint-Tropez, France. They were captured by Allied forces advancing north from the beachhead in southern France. Image source: US Army radio telephoto from ACME;

Yank casualties leave southern France, August 18, 1944. France-Garbage workers transported American casualties along the southern coast of France to the hospital ship waiting to be evacuated. The wounded were one of the first troops to wash onto the beach in the initial attack. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

The French Patriots acquire guns, August 23, 1944. France-In the courtyard of a farmhouse near Chateaudun, French patriots collect guns and ammunition, waiting for orders to take action against the fleeting Germans. Most of the weapons were thrown at the Patriots by Allied pilots. Like those gathered here are members of the French internal affairs forces, they wear uniforms instead of uniforms, and today they liberated Paris from Nazi rule. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

The grapes in southern France are not sour, August 18, 1944. France-Four American soldiers relaxed after storming the beaches of southern France and dug some famous French grapes along the Riviera. Eat with relish (from left to right): Pvt. Donal Cheperka, Elgin, Illinois; Sergeant Antonio Opio, Reno, Nevada; Captain. William T. Pribble, Nocona, Texas; and Cpl. John Uecker, Marshall, Captain Minnesota. Uecker studied the map while enjoying the fruit. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

The three-color salute, 8/8/1944. France-An American armored division received a greeting from this old French man when he entered Saint-Sauveur Lundlin, with a tricolor flag on his staff. Credit: ACME;

A little home in France, August 9, 1944. France-In the destruction and ruins of Saint-Sauveur Lundlin, Cpl. Floyd Davis of Nashville, Tennessee was sitting on an old bench, reading a letter from home. Injecting a little home into this war scene can contrast and alleviate the idea of ​​death, destruction and disaster. Credit: ACME;

The beginning of the robot bomb, August 8, 1944. France-Allied soldiers check the entrance to the ski resort, where Germany will launch robot bombs to attack England. However, when the German workers fled in the face of a powerful Allied attack, the building was still unfinished. Credit: ACME;

- Leave their tails behind, August 19, 1944. Southern France-After landing on the early morning of August 15th, parachutes dotted the flat terrain of southern France when the Allied forces launched a sudden airborne invasion. The soldiers quickly abandoned their "slides" and began to sweep the enemy's resistance. Image source: ACME photo, Charles Seawood, War Pool reporter;

On August 18, 1944, the Nazi ammunition depot hit the sky. France-A German ammunition depot in the northern part of Falaise, France, was destroyed by a direct hit during a daytime attack by a British Royal Air Force bomber. Image source: British Ministry of Information. The image is from ACME's Army Radio Telephoto;

The President talks with casualties on Saipan, August 10, 1944. Hawaii-During the Chief Executive's recent visit to Hawaii Airport, President Roosevelt (left background) talked with a wounded soldier (on a stretcher). The injured man whose face was removed by the examiner had just flown from Saipan. 8/10/44 (ACME);

Not a love affair-thanksgiving, 8/28/1944. Paris-To thank the liberation of his beloved capital, a French civilian extended a traditional warm greeting to Maquis, a member of the French army who drove the Germans out of Paris. The civilians who are used to such a scene almost pass by without a glance. Image source: Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME;

The Japanese in their hiding place were burned on August 2, 1944. Guam-When a Marine (left) used a flamethrower to burn the enemy from a hidden bunker in Guam, his companions held guns and waited for the Japanese to show up. Despite being surrounded by leather, the Japanese refused to surrender. (ACME);

Three planes, sir, 8/8/1944. France-After returning from the Normandy mission, Major Rockford V. Gray of Dallas, Texas reported to the intelligence officer Major Perry Wells of Chicago, Illinois that his three German planes were caught during the flight over the UK. shoot down. These three aircraft reduced the number of Major Gray’s aircraft to seven. He has performed 102 combat missions and 182 strikes. Credit: ACME;

Filmed to pieces on August 18, 1944. After the A-20 Havoc light bomber of the US 9th Air Force was hit by an enemy anti-aircraft gun somewhere in France, the wreckage of its tail flew through the air. The rudder of the bomber was in an upside-down position between the fuselage and the engine on the right. As soon as this photo was taken, the plane crashed into the earth. Image source: USAAF photos from Acme;

The first prisoners in the new invasion, August 16, 1944. France-When Allied forces came ashore from the LCI in the background, a group of Germans-the first prisoners captured during the invasion of southern France-marched along the beach under guard. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

On August 16, 1944, the Nazis were killed in a new invasion. France-American soldiers (right) solemnly watch the dead bodies of German soldiers during this Allied landing east of Toulon in southern France. After obtaining a beachhead, the Allied forces are advancing inland as planned. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

Looking for a sniper, 8/8/1944. France-A British infantryman with his gun ready to rush through a road in Montchauvet, while his two partners (right, foreground) are protecting him. These men hunted down the snipers hiding in the background buildings. Credit: British War Office photos from ACME's Army Radio Telephoto;

France regained the House of Representatives, 8/30/1944. France-The U.S. and French troops deployed cautiously, finding cover they could find behind the armored vehicles, and attacking the approximately 400-man German garrison located in the famous House of Representatives in Paris. The Chamber of Commerce is at the foot of this street. Credit: ACME;

One of many, 8/4/1944. Guam-The U.S. Marine Corps is advancing near Cape Asan, delivering a bunch of supplies for their frontline troops. The foreground is a dead Japanese, one of the 7,419 enemy dead who have been buried since the Marines landed on the island. Although the enemy's resistance has been strengthened, the U.S. military continues to advance unrestricted. 8/4/44 (ACME);

The last hurricane, August 22, 1944. England-This is the last hurricane produced by Hawker Aircraft Company, beautifully decorated. Banners and pennants describe the many achievements of this famous soldier. Credit: Official British photos from ACME;

Returned from the raid on Alsace Lorraine on August 22, 1944. England-The U.S. Air Force returned to their base in England after attacking targets in Alsace Lorraine. They are (from left to right): S/Sgt. Henry L. Wolfe of Coahoma, Texas; Sergeant Burdette E. Bonner, Galesburg, Illinois; S/Sergeant Robert B. Linnemann (Bent Over), Cincinnati, Ohio; Second Lieutenant Burnett L. Deyerle, Roanoke, Virginia; Joseph R. Lyons, Worcester, Massachusetts; 2nd Lieutenant Lorne R. Marlatt, Brooklyn, New York; and Lieutenant Neil A. Daniels, Oak Park, Illinois. Credit: ACME;

Hitler's V-1 Goes Kaput, 8/22/1944. England-These photos were taken with an automatic camera mounted on a fighter jet and show the death of one of Hitler's flying bombs, the V-1. In the upper left corner, the bomb flew at full speed, tearing at the target at a rate of four miles per minute. Hit the key point, as shown in the upper right picture, the flying bomb shakes and slows down. Smoke poured out from its spray mechanism and fuselage. The weapon in the lower left corner is in death throes. The black smoke flowed through, covering it almost completely. The fire spread to the explosive warhead. In the last photo in this series, in the lower right corner, the bomb exploded harmlessly with a huge glare in mid-air. Credit: Official British photos from ACME;

Commemorating the liberation of Paris, 8/23/1944. London-To celebrate the liberation of Paris, Londoners raised a flag with the Cross of Lorraine and fluttered over the British capital. The background is St. Paul's Cathedral. Image source: ACME Radiophoto;

Worked on the B-17 launched on August 30, 1944. England-The Engineer Aviation Fire Platoon worked hard to extinguish the fire at the B-17 Flying Fortress at the base in England. The fort carries a lot of gasoline and is usually full of bombs in the event of a fire. Image source: USAAF photos from ACME;

On August 7, 1944, a robot bomb destroyed southern England. Southern England-When the concrete and plaster fell, the smoke filled and the workers searched for the victims of the attack among the wreckage of the houses. The direct hit of one of the bombs completely razed the house to the ground, and only a wall in the background remained standing. Credit: ACME;

Yankee equipment was inspected in England on August 19, 1944. England-Labor leaders, accompanied by army officers, visited the United Kingdom, inspected American equipment, and learned about AEF's use of it. The picture shows Lieutenant Colonel Dillman A. Rash, Sherman N. Dalrymple, Col. BH Connors, RJ Thomas, Albert L. Wegener, Eric Peterson, Lt. Col. John B. Watkins, David J. McDonald, and Lt. Col. De Lessers S. Morrison. Image source: Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME;

The "Superman" with 10,000 people hungry, August 29, 1944. France-In this compact crowd, extending into the background are 10,000 German prisoners who were captured during the Allied attack in France. It's "food time" here, and they are lining up for lunch in a stockade somewhere in France. Credit: Signal Corps photo from ACME;

NEA correspondent is proud of himself, August 30, 1944. France-National Energy Agency war correspondent Tom Wolf hugged a very beautiful French girl. When the Liberation Force entered Paris, he might have helped her with a jeep and captured her heart. The blond woman was dangling a suspender by her arm. Image source: ACME photo, from War Pool reporter Bert Brandt;

How about moving in, buddy? , August 8, 1944. Guam-This husky belongs to a war scout dog. It looks like he wants a small foxhole to be comfortably occupied by the US Marines in Guam. During the day, the dog is a valuable scout with a leather neck, and at night is an excellent outpost.

The Germans bury their dead, 8/4/1944. France-In a solemn parade, the Germans carried their dead and buried them in a military cemetery in Brejar, France. Please pay attention to the temporary rubbish with dead Nazis. 8/4/44 (Acme RadioPhoto);

A warm welcome to the British 8th Army, 8/14/1944. Florence, Italy-When this South African manned tank entered Florence, joyous civilians jumped on the roof, while others crowded the streets to watch the arrival of the victor. After the British 8th Army defeated all Nazi resistance, AMU officials rushed to aid citizens in need. 8/14/44 Acme RadioPhoto;

The collaborator got his lump, 8/6/1944. Rennes, France-In order to avenge the unfaithful among them, the French patriots quickly rounded up the traitors and punished Rennes when he fell into the hands of the Allies. 8/6/44 (ACME) Here, a kneeling collaborator raised his hands to resist the blow of the angry patriot;

Thanks in her way, August 26, 1944. Chartres, France-When the streets outside were crowded with people cheering wildly for the Yankee army's liberation of Chartres, this lone French woman sat quietly in the cathedral, thanking her in her own way. Later, when citizens gather for Thanksgiving service, the cathedral will be filled. 8/26/44 (ACME);

Resistance overview, 8/28/1944. Paris-After fighting on the streets of Paris after liberation, French patriots rounded up Nazis and collaborators. A German officer was injured while lying on the street, which attracted the attention of Red Cross staff. Resistance snipers still terrorize the people of the French capital. The Allied forces handed over the work of restoring order in Paris to the French. 8/28/44 (ACME);

The Panic in Paris, August 28, 1944. PARIS-The frightened Parisian bent down and looked around for cover, trying to avoid the bullets roaring down from the rooftop sniper's lair. Street fighting disrupted the official reception of General de Gaulle in the French capital, and panic spread. 8/28/44 (ACME);

The collaborator was despised by her people, August 26, 1944. Chartres, France-followed by a mocking citizen, a female collaborator was taken home after shaved her hair. The shaved woman is pregnant with a German baby. The French tricolor flag (in the background) flutters from the center of the street, the American flag hangs outside the window, and the French people celebrate the Yankees' liberation of Chartres. 8/26/44 (ACME);

Winning before his judge, August 12, 1944. Rennes, France-The judgment day of this collaborator in Rennes has arrived because he bowed his knees in front of the anger of French citizens. One (with a bandage on his head) was holding a small revolver, while the others lashed out at the traitor. Frightened people who worked with the Nazis during the Nazi occupation of the city were asked to say "Long live de Gaulle" and "Long live France" over and over again. 8/12/44 (ACME);

American vehicles enter Paris, 8/25/1944. As the fighting raged in other parts of the city, American vehicles slowly passed through the Nazi fortifications around Paris. 8/25/44 (ACME);

On August 6, 1944, cheering patriots walked along this road. Rennes, France-The locals of Rennes, young and old, lined up on both sides of the streets of this liberated city, cheering loudly for the victorious Americans. Our soldiers responded with cheers as they marched or rode through the center of the Brittany capital. 8/6/44 (ACME);

"The Maid of Orleans" welcomes the Yankees, 8/20/1944. Rennes, France-The locals of Rennes, young and old, lined up on both sides of the streets of this liberated city, cheering loudly for the victorious Americans. Our soldiers responded with cheers as they marched or rode through the center of the Brittany capital. 8/6/44 (ACME);

Punishment for collaborators, 8/6/1944. Rennes, France-As part of the crime of cooperating with the Nazis who ruled Rennes, the traitor was forced to kneel and shout praises from Charles de Gaulle and Churchill. He looked at the patriots with horror, who rounded up the unfaithful French after they fell into the hands of the Allied forces in the capital of Brittany. 8/6/44 (ACME);

The loser, August 6, 1944. Rennes, France-The liberation of Rennes was the largest city occupied by the liberation army since the invasion of France, which meant that these few German prisoners were imprisoned. The beaten Nazis are displayed outside the Rennes town hall. 8/6/44 (ACME);

The awakened Avengers became equal, August 22, 1944. France-When the gendarmerie tried to appease her, an angry woman (from the rear) wept at the arrested Gestapo agent. When the Nazis occupied the town of Brignoles in the south of France, the Gestapo was responsible for the brutality of her husband. 8/22/44 (ACME);

French women have it, August 31, 1944. France-Two women, one supporting the Nazis and the other patriot, compete on the streets in a small town in southern France. A girl in shorts verbally attacked a Nazi lover, and an old man standing aside added the idea of ​​hatred to the battle. The woman in the middle is the mocking side eye of everyone passing by. With the liberation of Brignoles, many Nazi sympathizers were immediately rounded up by the Free French guerrillas. 8/21/44 (ACME);

The shame of the traitor, August 21, 1944. Laval, France-This French girl, led by a local patriot, passed through the town of Laval, collecting ridicule from the people, keeping her eyes on the ground. Her bald head and the Nazi logo pinned on her skirt indicated that she was a cooperator with the Nazis. She carried evidence of her shame in a small tray. The picture of the Nazi officer who was friendly with her is clearly in her hands. 8/21/44 (ACME);

The Wehrmacht Cream, August 8, 1944. France-their faces are stiff and gloomy, reflecting the determination of their elite SS division (2nd Armored Division) to fight the Allies almost to the last one. These famous Nazi officers of the "Goek von Berltchingen" regiment were controlled by them. Of Americans stand in a row. Captives near Avranches. Credit: (ACME) (WP);

The church is a safe haven for German guns, August 2, 1944. Marini, France – Pvt. Lowell E. Reau, Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Left) and Cpl. Joseph Rombage of New York City inspected a destroyed German gun they found in the ruins of the fort outside the Marini Church. August 2, 44 (ACME photo taken by the war pool correspondent Andrew Lopez);

The road to destruction in the war, August 2, 1944. Saint-Rau, France-A French soldier and an American soldier stood in the ruins of Saint-Rau, staring quietly at Notre Dame Cathedral, which was completely destroyed during the battle in this key town. 8/2/44 (ACME);

Erasing the scar, August 21, 1944. France-When the US military rushed towards Paris, the US military equipment began to erase the scars of battle in the French towns along the way. On August 21, 2044, a mechanical shovel cleared a large amount of rubble from the roads of this dilapidated town, allowing heavier vehicles in front to pass (ACME photography: Bert Brandt, used in the war picture pool);

On August 21, 1944, reconstruction was in progress. France-After the rapid advance of the US military in France, Yankee engineers are quickly repairing and rebuilding roads and bridges damaged by the retreating enemy. This prime mover pulled the artillery equipment over the footbridge that the Americans quickly erected. 8/21/44 (ACME photos were taken by Bert Brandt for the War Picture Pool);

Rennes salutes her liberator, 8/6/1944. So far, Rennes, the largest city in France, has fallen into the hands of the Allied forces, and the population has gathered to welcome the People's Liberation Army. When our soldiers rolled through the newly occupied cities, they received enthusiastic applause from the crowd.

The ruins of past Paris, August 21, 1944. France-The ruins of buildings destroyed by bombs and shells line the road to Paris. American vehicles drove through this dilapidated town and continued to advance to support the illuminated advancement of the Third Army in the French capital. 8/21/44 (ACME photos taken by Bert Brand for the war photo pool);

Tribute to the heroes, August 6, 1944. Rennes, France-The locals of Rennes cheered and cheered, welcoming the victorious Yankees into the post-liberation city. When the soldiers responded, they waved and smiled on the armored vehicle. 8/6/44 (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME);

On August 6, 1944, there was a war in Rennes. Rennes, France-As the largest city that fell to the Yankees during the liberation march of the Allies across France, Rennes was not captured without being destroyed. When the Americans took over on 8/6/44, the railway station shown in the picture above showed a lot of twisted steel and broken wood (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME);

Aftermath of the battle, 8/6/1944. Perrier, France-American tanks and trucks drove into Perrier, causing great damage in the fierce fighting before it was captured. American troops have rushed into Brest, France's second port, and completed the isolation of the Brittany peninsula from the German troops in the rest of France. Credit (ACME) (WP);

On August 7, 1944, the Allied forces liberated Paris. PARIS, France-The Nazis in Paris led French prisoners through the Palace of Versailles, where they signed the treaty that the Germans called the cause of war. After four years of Nazi rule, Paris once again became a military target, as American armored columns raced to liberate the French capital at an extremely fast pace. Editor: We are ready for this kind of art that might be used when the Allied forces are forced into Paris. Credit: (ACME);

On August 5, 1944, the French Patriots joined the Yankees. France-American soldiers received valuable help from a group of French patriots who hunted down Nazi snipers during a sweep operation in a wooded area outside the town. In Brittany, these patriots provided invaluable assistance and were considered partly responsible for the rapid advancement of the United States. Credit: (ACME);

Minesweeper, August 18, 1944. Falaise, France-Canadian engineers entered the grassy border on both sides of Falaise Street looking for landmines. They entered the small town heading for Paris. Credit (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME);

Pay the price for his betrayal, 8/12/1944. Rennes, France-Angry Rennes citizens retaliated against a collaborator who was arrested after the Allied forces occupied the town. The traitor leaned against the wall and tried to protect himself from angry people, but to no avail. (The bandaged person is not a collaborator). Credit (ACME) (WP);

Found collaborators, August 12, 1944. Rennes, France-The citizens of Rennes who were liberated by the Allies in the town square found a collaborator about to be put into a captured truck on the other side of the square. They eagerly wanted to catch one of the people who sold them to the Nazis, and they rushed frantically through the clearing to catch the traitor. Credit (ACME) (WP);

This is Vale, August 14, 1944. Ville, France-Allied soldiers crossed this street in Ville and crawled over the debris in the way. The French city was destroyed by heavy bombing before the Allied forces entered the city. Credit (Official US Army photo from ACME);

Caen during the German occupation, August 1, 1944. Caen, France-According to the German caption attached to this photo received from a neutral source in London, this is a street in Caen after the British bombing of Caen, followed by a land attack on the city. A German soldier looked up at the retreating plane. Credit (ACME);

Bullet-Unwelcome Guest of Celebration, August 30, 1944. France-When General de Gaulle entered Paris after liberation, some people gathered to pay tribute to him, squatting down to find cover when enemy snipers opened fire to break the celebration. Note the gunfire in the center of the top floor of the building on the left, and the smoke from the gunfire still lingering in the air. Credit-WP- (ACME Photography: Andrew Lopez, War Pool Correspondent);

Down the old man down for free, 8/22/1944. France-Residents of Columbierre helped an American soldier cover up remnants of Nazi propaganda with an Allied poster. An elderly French woman inspected the work with satisfaction. Credit (OWI photo from ACME);

Seek tank protection, 8/28/1944. PARIS-When the sniper's bullets whizzed past Notre Dame Cathedral, the panicked Parisian huddled up near a French armored tank looking for cover. When the snipers attacked, the frightened crowd was watching General de Gaulle enter the famous cathedral for Thanksgiving service. Photo of the British War Office. Credit: (Army radio telephoto from ACME);

They saw Paris for the last time, 8/28/1944. France-The captured Nazis crossed the streets of Paris under the careful and vigilant guard of EFI. A German soldier held his head. During the last days of the battle for the French capital, he sniped the French in civilian clothes. Credit (by Bert Brandt ACME photos taken for the War Picture Pool);

Embrace the streets to ensure safety, August 28, 1944. PARIS - In panic caused by German snipers shooting at the crowd outside Notre-Dame Cathedral, Parisians stretched out on the sidewalk for safety. In the background, dozens of frightened civilians crossed the street. This is a photo of the British War Department. Credit: (Army radio telephoto from ACME);

Sniper hunting, 8/28/1944. Paris-Scanning the streets and rooftops, FFI fighters traveled through Paris in captured German vehicles, hunted down German snipers and French fascists, and carried out the final resistance in the French capital. Notice the cross of Lorraine painted on the bumper of the captured truck in the foreground. Credit:-WP- (ACME photos taken by Andy Lopez for the War Picture Pool);

The sniper above, August 28, 1944. Paris-On the roof where the enemy sniper was spotted, the personnel of FFI and the French 2nd Armored Division were ready for them to have it in the street fighting in the center of Paris. Behind the brave patriot was a German truck captured by Marques. Credit: -WP- (ACME photos taken by Andy Lopez for the War Picture Pool);

Everyone down, August 28, 1944. PARIS-The sniper rifle on the Place de L'Hotel de Ville crackled overhead, and citizens huddled in the panicked streets of Paris. When gunfire sounded from the crowd watching the Charles de Gaulle parade celebrating the liberation of Paris, terror reigned. Image source: ACME photos taken by Andrew Lopez for the War Photo Gallery, transmitted via telephoto by the US Communications Corps;

The Paris celebrations ended in the riots on August 27, 1944. PARIS, France - Minutes before the scene of the triumphal parade celebrating the liberation of Paris, the street near the Eiffel Tower is now crowded with people scrambling to escape the rifle shots of the Nazis and collaborators stationed in nearby buildings. It was during this parade that someone tried to assassinate the life of General de Gaulle. The photographer in the foreground, taking photos as people scramble to find shelter, may be a reporter in the War Picture Pool. Credit: ACME photos from Signal Corps;

Progress gradually, 8/21/1944. Dinard, France-American infantrymen hugged the walls of the casino building in Dinard and crouched forward. Moving slowly on the street, the Yankees were cautious about the firepower of the German snipers. Image source: ACME's Signal Corps photo;

Nazi prisoners in Yank truck, August 15, 1944. France-When residents stood by the roadside, some of the 800 Nazis arrested in the castle on the banks of the Sartre were trucked to the prison compound by American soldiers. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

France regained the House of Representatives, 8/30/1944. France-400 Germans set up barricades in the House of Representatives in Paris and repelled the Liberation Army. Some of them lined up in the courtyard after surrendering to the French guerrillas. Credit: ACME;

On August 30, 1944, across from the Burns Bridge in Paris. France-During the convulsive fighting that took place before the complete liberation of Paris, an Allied soldier stood on one of Paris’s many bridges over the Seine, watching the fire burning on the outskirts of the French capital. Image source: ACME photo, taken by War Pool reporter Bert Brandt;

Panic stage setting, 8/28/1944. Paris-This is a scene from the Plaza de la Town Hall in Paris, when snipers dispatched a panicked crowd to escape for their lives at the official reception of General Charles de Gaulle. The streets were crowded with Allied armored vehicles and hundreds of celebrating Parisians. On the left, the audience blocked the window of the city hall, and on the right, a spectator climbed to a height in the middle of the lamp post to watch the celebration. Image source: ACME photos taken by Andy Lopez for the War Picture Pool;

House of Representatives, Burns, August 28, 1944. Paris-Fire and smoke erupted from the windows of the Paris House of Representatives, which was used as a defensive point by the Germans and French fascists. A free French tank was parked on the street below. Image source: ACME photos taken by Army radio telephoto;

Pursue the Germans, 8/8/1944. France-American infantry followed the German army through Mayenne and fled in front of the American lightning offensive. The building was destroyed by American bombers. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

Welcome home, son, August 19, 1944. Alençon, France-After the town of Alençon was liberated by the US army, a happy mother eagerly welcomed her soldier son back to France with open arms. The soldier returned to his homeland after years of exile under German rule. Image source: ACME’s Signal Corps radio telephoto;

Wine "Barrel Brigade", August 17, 1944. The locals in the small town of France-Normandy are grateful. They pack wine in barrels to refresh the spirits of the Yankee Liberator who crosses the street. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

Surrendered at Avranches on August 10, 1944. France-On the way to Avranches, an American patrol cautiously drove towards a monastery where Nazi soldiers are believed to have fortified. In the photo above, two nuns came out to greet the patrol with the German surrender. Albert J. Irving, the nearest captain to the nun, accepted the surrender. In the photo at the bottom, the German soldier came out of the hiding place of the monastery with his head in his hands. On the sidelines is one of the nuns negotiating to surrender. Credit: ACME;

France regained the House of Representatives, 8/30/1944. France-There is a Nazi garrison behind him, and a German officer hangs on the railing of the House of Representatives in Paris while negotiating surrender with the French guerrillas. When the surrender was complete, he raised the white flag, and a French soldier in the foreground was preparing to raise the tricolor flag as a signal of victory. Credit: ACME;

On August 28, 1944, celebrants mass in the streets of Paris. Paris-With the joy of regaining freedom on their faces, Parisians gathered in front of the Paris City Hall to celebrate the liberation of the city. Soon after, when they cheered for the victory of General de Gaulle, gunshots rang out from their exuberant voices, and snipers hunted in the rally. The general led a triumphant parade, almost dead or alive. Image source: Signal Corps radio telephoto from ACME;

Excavated after the liberation of the U.S. Army, August 29, 1944. Mantes, France-The destruction caused by the Nazi demolition team leaving the town for Yanks.

Falaise-the city of destruction, 8/18/1944. France-The Canadian army occupied the streets torn apart by artillery shells in Falaise, France after a hard battle, and piles of rubble were built. After the Nazi demolition team completed the destructive task, the house was destroyed and the city was just a ghost town. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

The weak turned to the Nazis, 8/11/1944. Rennes, France-Although American soldiers restrained him, the French patriot struggled to free himself and vented his anger at the disarmed Nazi prisoners of war gathered on the steps of Rennes City Hall. Finally freed from Nazi oppression, he worked hard to win over those responsible for the brutal treatment. Credit: ACME;

Miniature Eiffel Tower in the wreck, August 3, 1944. France-flanked by war-torn buildings, a small replica of the famous Eiffel Tower sits on a pile of rubble on Coutances Street. In the center, in the background, is the cathedral, which seems intact. Image source: US Army photos from ACME;

On August 3, 1944, a bombed Nazi vehicle greeted the Yankees. France-American troops swept Avranches and saw destroyed German vehicles line the streets of the town. Credit: Army radio telephoto from ACME;

Collaborator in need of "protective guardianship", August 28, 1944. Paris-This collaborator whose pants were lost by the angry Parisians was rescued by FFI and protected by them. Image source: ACME photos taken by Bert Brandt for the War Picture Pool;

Clearing of German tank obstacles, August 1, 1944. Normandy, France-The camera recorded the moment when the bazooka fired by Allied soldiers directly hit the German tank in the rear, and the vehicle rose in flames and smoke in the foreground. The soldiers were aiming at the destroyed building where the German snipers were located, but the tank blocked their attack. Credit: ACME;

Sniper hunting on the streets of Paris on August 28, 1944. PARIS - When two French Red Cross nurses hurriedly avoided a sniper who fired from a building in Paris, an American infantry soldier who had no shelter, knelt on the street and tried to find the sniper. Image source: Signal Corps radio telephoto from ACME;

The place where the Nazi armored vehicles were trapped, August 3, 1944. France-The wrecked German armored vehicles and their dead crew lay on this road in Roncey, where they were trapped by American forces and destroyed by supporting Allied fighter jets and rocket bombers. The US Second Armored Division set a trap on the Nazis. Credit: ACME;

The French retrieved the German gun, 8/4/1944. France-The United States and Allied forces watched by trucks on the roadside, and civilians in Brehall, France, brought German equipment left behind by the rapidly retreating Nazis. The little boy rode through the town on a light infantry cannon. Image source: Signal Corps radio telephoto from ACME;

GI Jitterbugging, 8/6/1944. Rennes, France-They were so happy that the Allied forces occupied Rennes, so much so that the locals of that great city danced in the streets. Here, a beautiful French girl cuts the carpet with GI Rosario Talliento from Brooklyn, New York. Image source: Signal Corps radio telephoto from ACME;

She will no longer wave her hands, 8/6/1944. Rennes, France-The smiling Yankee held a banner that was no longer flying over the liberated Rennes, the capital of Brittany and the largest town in France that has so far fallen into the hands of the Allies. Next to the deposed swastika, someone was waving the Stars and Stripes, now flying with the tricolor flag over the city. Image source: Signal Corps radio telephoto from ACME;

Before the ruins, 8/5/1944. France-Before the ruins of a war-ravaged house in Periers, Normandy, Sgt. F. Clark, Marblehead, Massachusetts, staring at the Peace Statue, somehow escaped damage. Only the base was shredded by shell fragments. With the rapid retreat of the Nazis on all fronts, this statue became a clear sign of the times. Credit: ACME;

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