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Raising Flag, Nuernberg Shrine

Description: Photograph of American soldiers carrying U.S. flags at the grandstand at Zeppelinfield in Nuremberg, Germany. The building is topped with a large stone swastika that is being covered by a U.S. flag.
Date: April 21, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Two Soldiers Standing by a Truck Named "Angela II"]

Description: Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The two men are identified as Homer Petross' squad leader and his truck driver, Willard Pottinger. A two story building stands behind them.
Date: [1944..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Pillbox with a Turret on Top]

Description: Photograph of a concrete military pillbox fortification that is topped with a cylindrical turret. The structure is built into the earth. The small figures of two people can be seen standing to the far right.
Date: [1943..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Homer Petross with a Captured Anti-Tank Gun]

Description: Photograph of Homer Petross standing to the right of a captured German 7.5 cm Pak 40 (Panzerabwehrkanone 40) anti-tank gun. Petross is wearing glasses and a U.S. Army uniform. The gun is on a wheeled carriage and has a steel shield at its base. Two wooden buildings stand in the background.
Date: [1943..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Homer Petross Hugging a Young Girl]

Description: Photograph of Homer Petross kneeling beside a young blonde girl and hugging her. Two boys can be seen behind them sitting near a pond. Two young ducks are located on the ground in front of Petross. Three houses can be seen across the pond in the background.
Date: [1943..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Evicting Hitler, Berchtesgaden

Description: Photograph of the burnt ruins of Adolf Hitler's Berghof, a residence in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Smoke curls behind a barren tree which stands in front of a earthen slope. The house stands to the right and has blackened walls and broken windows. A soldier can be seen standing near a brick wall in front of the building.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Petross, Homer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 47.633611 13.041944
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Advance into Nazi City

Description: Photograph of military personnel and armored vehicles traveling down a German street. Damaged buildings line the street, and piles of rubble are located on either side of the street in the foreground.
Date: 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Willard Pottenger and Unknown Soldier]

Description: Photograph of Willard Pottenger standing to the left of an unidentified man. Both wear helmets, Pottenger wears a full Army uniform, and the unknown man wears a sleeveless shirt and dog tags. They are standing in front of a two-story building white building with shuttered windows.
Date: [1943..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Homer Petross and His Driver Standing with a Truck]

Description: Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The man wearing glasses and a garrison cap is Homer Petross, and the helmeted man is his truck driver. A shuttered window is visible behind the truck.
Date: [1944..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Two Soldiers Standing by a Truck Named "Angela II"]

Description: Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers standing next to a truck. "Angela II" is painted upon the lower portion of the truck's open door. The two men are identified as Homer Petross' squad leader and his truck driver, Willard Pottenger. A two story building stands behind them.
Date: [1944..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Homer Petross in Front of His Home]

Description: Photograph of Homer Petross standing in front of his home in Brownwood, Texas. He is wearing a khaki U.S. Army uniform, garrison cap, and spectacles. His house is lightly colored horizontal clapboard with vertical slats and brick near the bottom.
Date: [1942..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[German Mortar Crew]

Description: Photograph of a German mortar crew operating their mortar. The three helmeted and uniformed men crouch beside their weapon while two other men stand behind them. The leftmost visible man is holding a mortar shell in his hand.
Date: [1944..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[A Destroyed Bridge and Vehicles]

Description: Photograph of the remains of a bridge that crossed a narrow river. The remains of overturned vehicles can be seen along the area where the bridge once stood. Soldiers can be seen surveying the damage on either side of the wreck. The notes on the reverse side of the photo indicate that the bridge was destroyed via mines.
Date: [1944..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Advance Thru Coburg, Germany

Description: Photograph of an armored Allied vehicle moving down the dusty road of Coburg, Germany. A helmeted soldier stands beside the vehicle. Tall buildings line the street, and rubble can be seen in the foreground.
Date: [1944..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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