Today just some Fotos made by Tech/5 F. Linden, 165th Signal Corps Company, of the 97th US Infantry Division entering Siegburg on 10 April 1945.
1 - A squad of infantry from the 97th stalking German snipers and machine gun positions in Siegburg, April 10, 1945
2 - Men of the 97th Division entering Siegburg ready for the fight ahead. Check out all the extra boxes of .30 cal machine gun ammunition the men are lugging
3 - A 97th Infantry Division Browning Automatic Rifleman grabs a corner to lay down suppressing fire for the rest of his squad as the Americans push deeper into Siegburg
4 - The platoon of GI's he was with have just dived for cover and are trying to communicate and figure out a way to deal with the MG-42 nest
5 - A forward observer team takes cover in a doorway while calling for a fire misison on German positions inside Siegburg
Christoph
