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U.S. Forces take over German ports. The U.S. Black Warrior (left), first of three Allied ships to enter Bremerhaven since the outbreak of war in 1939, is pictured tied up at her berth. German laborers are unloading her cargo of food and equipment for U.S. troops in Germany.

Bruxelles in German hands! Bruxelles was surrendere to German forces by the Lord-Mayor, whereupon the city was taken in the early morning of May 18, 1940. German engineer-troops up a bridge that had been blasted by retiring Belgian forces.

' Sept. 11th, 1944. Besancon liberated as Allied Forces drive towards German border. The Prefect of the French City of Besancon addressing the citizens after liberation by the fast advancing forces of the 7th Army. '

Neither the worst ways could stop the advancing of the German forces. Where the bridge was blowed up by the escaping enemy, our engineers constructed immediately a new one. Here we see cars passing the pontoon bridge over the Narew, constructed by engineers.

U.S. Forces take over German ports. Two sailors aboard a U.S. Navy patrol boat in the Weser River at Bremerhaven view a captured German destroyer, now under guard by American naval personnel.

U.S. Forces take over German ports. U.S. Navy diver C.J. Todt, machinist's mate, second class, of Morley, Missouri, descends on a ladder to work on scuttled ships in the port of Bremen as B. Miller, machinist's mate, second class, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, feeds out his air line.

U.S. forces taken over German ports. Sailors of the U.S. Navy raise the American Flag in the compound of the Navy's advance base at Bremen, Germany, after lowering the Swastika of the Nazi regime. Left to right: C.J. Murphy, seaman, first class, of Newburg, New York; L. Wright, seaman, first class, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, and Dr. R. Debois, bugler, first class, of Milltown, New Jersey.

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel (center), Commander of all German armed forces, col.gen. Hans Jörgen Stumpf, (l), Commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe and Gen.Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg (r) Commander-in-chief of the German Fleet, arrive at Berlin to sign unconditional surrender to Russia and Allies.