14-356 Garand Picture of the Day - 4th Infantry Division

[Mark in Rochester]

Soldiers of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division among the ruins of the German city of Prüm, 1945

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[Bill Hollinger]

Soldier on the left with the carbine looks to have a 98K bayonet on his side.

This picture has trouble written all over it. Rubble fighting like this has to suck really bad!

[browningautorifle]

This is why we initially try to take a town unsmashed. We'd rather break things as we go than have them dig into the rubble...natural defenses...and I hate stumbling around through that stuff too.

[Bob Seijas]

When it's secure, they should look around for cellars, Prum is a great wine town

[browningautorifle]

My dad told me a story about that sort of thing in an Italian town...took out an MG in a wine cellar, I guess it took a while to get his subunit re-started... You have to make sure the cellar is clear you know...

[gtodan]

If I was that sniper dont think I'd visit that window twice.

[Snafu]

[Bob Seijas]

Holding a comb under your nose to simulate Hitler's mustache was SOOO WWII.

[Bill Hollinger]

Holding a comb under your nose to simulate Hitler's mustache was SOOO WWII.

Yep, saw my dad do it a number of times growing up.