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US Marines landing on Tinian, Mariana Islands, 24 Jul 1944	A Tiger II tank of German 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion wrecked after being rammed by a Sherman tank driven by Lieutenant John Reginald Gorman of British 2nd Armoured Irish Guards on 18 Jul 1944, with most of the German crew captured, Cagny, France, circa late Jul 1944

Adolf Hitler visiting the injured Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer in a hospital, late Jul 1944	American soldier lighting cigarette of a Japanese-American soldier, both of the US Army, Castellina Sector, near Livorno, Italy, 25 Jul 1944

American troops and equipment on Tinian, Mariana Islands, Jul or Aug 1944	American troops departing the first troop transport to enter Cherbourg harbor, France, 25 Jul 1944

Amtracs moving onto Tinian beach, Mariana Islands, Jul 1944	Broadside view of a Douglas BTD Destroyer during a test flight in the Chesapeake Bay area, United States, 25 Jul 1944.

Head on view of a Douglas BTD Destroyer showing some of its unusual shapes during a test flight in the Chesapeake Bay area, United States, 25 Jul 1944.	King George VI inspecting troops at Perugia, central Italy with Oliver Leese and Richard McCreery, 25 Jul 1944

Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell preparing to board an aircraft, Burma, 25 Jul 1944	SB2C Helldivers flying from the carrier Yorktown (Essex-class) flying over Yap, Caroline Islands, July 25, 1944

US Army African-American soldiers T/5 Dexter Clayton and M/Sgt. Nelson T. Ewing tying wire to form a fence, France, 25 Jul 1944; note Springfield M1903 rifle and M1 Carbine (partially hidden)	US Marines wading toward Tinian from amphibious tractors and landing boats, Mariana Islands, 25 Jul 1944, photo 1 of 3

US Marines wading toward Tinian from amphibious tractors and landing boats, Mariana Islands, 25 Jul 1944, photo 2 of 3	US Marines wading toward Tinian from amphibious tractors and landing boats, Mariana Islands, 25 Jul 1944, photo 3 of 3

A delegation of high-ranking Soviet officers visiting General Montgomery’s headquarters at Blay, Normandy, France, 26 Jul 1944.	A wrecked German SdKfz. 251 halftrack vehicle in Northern France, victim of USAAF 9th Air Force fighters, 26 Jul 1944

Canadian officers enter Château de Rots, Normandy, France. Left to right they are Colonel Richard S Malone, Lt General Henry Crerar (Commander, 1st Canadian Army) and Major Austin.	Churchill tank in the shattered village of Maltot, France, 26 Jul 1944