UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II
Pictorial Record
CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1989
First Printed 1951—CMH Pub 12–3
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. GovernmentPrinting OfficeWashington, DC 20402-0001
Kent Roberts Greenfield, General Editor
Advisory Committee
James P. Baxter
President, Williams College
Henry S. Commager
Columbia University
Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond News Leader
Pendleton Herring
Social Science Research Council
John D. Hicks
University of California
William T. Hutchinson
University of Chicago
S. L. A. Marshall
Detroit News
E. Dwight Salmon
Amherst College
Col. Thomas D. Stamps
United States Military Academy
Charles S. Sydnor
Duke University
Charles H. Taylor
Harvard University
Office of the Chief of Military History
Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward, Chief
| Chief Historian | Kent Roberts Greenfield |
| Chief, World War II Division | Col. Thomas J. Sands |
| Editor-in-Chief | Hugh Corbett |
| Chief, Pictorial Section | Capt. Kenneth E. Hunter |
... to Those Who Served
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During World War II the photographers of the United States armed forcescreated on film a pictorial record of immeasurable value. Thousandsof pictures are preserved in the photographic libraries of the armedservices but are little seen by the public.
In the narrative volumes of UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II, nowbeing prepared by the Office of the Chief of Military History of theUnited States Army, it is possible to include only a limited numberof pictures. Therefore, a subseries of pictorial volumes, of whichthis is one, has been planned to supplement the other volumes of theseries. The photographs have been especially selected to show importantterrain features, types of equipment and weapons, living and weatherconditions, military operations, and matters of human interest. Thesevolumes will preserve and make accessible for future reference someof the best pictures of World War II. An appreciation not only of theterrain upon which actions were fought, but also of its influence onthe capabilities and limitations of weapons in the hands of both ourtroops and those of the enemy, can be gained through a careful study ofthe pictures herein presented. These factors are essential to a clearunderstanding of military history.
This book deals with the European Theater of Operations, covering theperiod from the build-up in the United Kingdom through V-E Day. Itsseven sections are arranged chronologically. The photographs wereselected and the text written by Capt. Kenneth E. Hunter; the editingwas done by Miss Mary Ann Bacon. The written text has been kept to aminimum. The appendixes give information as to the abbreviations usedand the sources of the photographs.