This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Allied drive toward Geilenkirchen and Arnhem gateway advances
Allied forces press north toward Geilenkirche and the Arnhem Emmerich gateway as First Army drives push to breach Nazi defenses before winter. British Second Army renewal to the north aims to shift German forces southward and ease ground fighting while air power supports tank advance. A Pacific note shows a U S Marine posing with a friendly Japanese boy on Siapan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aachen
Cologne
Rhine
Othe
Simpson Freela
Arnshem-Emmerich
Second Army
First Army