The Snapshots in Time Collection
"Battle Damage" – Bombed Building Ruins in a European Town, WWII (44th Infantry Division, Norman Baget Collection)
Captioned simply 'Battle Damage,' this photograph from the Norman Baget collection documents the destruction wrought on a European town during the 44th Infantry Division's advance through France and Germany in 1944-1945. A U.S. Army jeep and soldiers pause amid the rubble of a once-grand building. Project: 218403